NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.
The City of La Cañada Flintridge celebrated the Jet Propulsion Propulsion Laboratory and Mars exploration with its 2025 float ...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired "Rover Rendezvous" float.
Mars experiences explosive changes during spring. Ice sublimates directly into gas, causing avalanches and geysers.
Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars Helicopter, surpassed expectations as the first aircraft to operate on another planet. Despite being designed for five test flights over 30 days, it completed 72 flights across ...
NASA’s retired InSight lander, now covered in Martian dust, continues to offer insights into Mars through images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Over its four-year mission, InSight ...
At a recent meeting of the US Geophysical Union, Teddy Tzanetos from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) talked about the early work on the Mars Chopper. There's a video (below) showing how the ...
One Earth satellite can see plankton that photosynthesize. The other measures water surface height. Together, their data ...
Perseverance, NASA’s Mars rover, has completed a daring ascent of Jezero Crater's rim, tackling steep grades and rugged ...
Coastal aquifers around the globe face an escalating threat of saltwater intrusion by 2100, driven by rising sea levels and ...
NASA's 2024 started with a crash that brought an abrupt end to one of its most remarkable missions of recent years.
NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.