Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to ...

The European Space Agency and NASA just served up a reminder that Mars is not the static, frozen husk many picture. Each ...

You won’t believe what NASA has uncovered on Mars! From massive angel-like figures and mysterious doorways to strange faces ...

The “Skyfall maneuver” is the core innovation of the Skyfall mission. Instead of relying on a standard, costly, and complex ...

In an exciting development, the plucky helicopter has now inspired Skyfall, a mission concept recently unveiled by Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who ...

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave under Trump’s Deferred Resignation Program amid leadership shifts, budget ...

In a statement emailed to SpaceNews on Friday, NASA said about 3,000 employees applied for buyouts through a second round of the program. Earlier this year, the first round saw 87 ...

Donald Trump plans to scrap Nasa's Mars Sample Return mission – stranding test tubes on the Red Planet and ceding potentially ...

NASA has revealed a concept for the next generation of flight on the Red Planet, the "Mars Chopper." Credit: Space.com | ...

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