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NASA's Perseverance rover just became the furthest-traveling vehicle on another planet, covering over 28 miles across Mars in just five years. The achievement shatters a record that took the previous rover 14 years to set.
Two NASA spacecraft have been circling Mars for over two decades, far outlasting their planned missions and rewriting our understanding of the Red Planet. Their success story reveals how learning from past failures created these remarkable survivors.
Engineers designed razor-thin helicopter blades that could fly nearly 19 kilometers across Mars in a single trip, compared to less than 1 kilometer today. The breakthrough brings us closer to helicopters that can explore the Red Planet like never before.
NASA's Curiosity rover just captured stunning high-altitude clouds drifting across the Martian sky, marking the start of a new autumn season on the Red Planet. It's also the beginning of Mars Year 39, giving scientists their best chance yet to study seasonal weather patterns 140 million miles from Earth.
NASA's Perseverance rover just became the longest-driving vehicle on another world, traveling more than 28 miles across Mars. The milestone marks three decades of NASA's successful rover missions exploring the Red Planet.
Engineers in Hong Kong have created 3D-printable building blocks from fruit waste that could one day construct homes on Mars. The innovation solves two problems at once: sustainable construction and space exploration.
Scientists will finally learn whether Mars' mysterious moons are asteroid captures or debris from an ancient collision. A sample from Phobos will return to Earth in 2031, unlocking secrets about our solar system's early history.
NASA is building three helicopters that will fly across Mars for up to a year, searching for underground ice and exploring terrain no spacecraft has reached before. The mission launches in 2028 aboard the first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft.
NASA's Perseverance rover just became the greatest distance driver on another world, rolling past 28 miles on Mars in half the time it took the previous record holder. The six-wheeled explorer is now investigating some of the oldest rocks in our solar system.
NASA is turning trash runs from the International Space Station into cutting-edge experiments that could protect future Mars astronauts. Twelve experimental capsules are testing next-generation heat shield materials as they plunge through Earth's atmosphere.
NASA's Curiosity rover just sent home the sharpest image ever captured of Mars' wind-carved cliffs at dawn, revealing features scientists have waited years to see. The stunning panorama marks a new milestone as the rover reaches heights no Mars explorer has ever climbed before.
NASA's Curiosity rover photographed dawn breaking over mysterious wind-carved formations on Mars, offering scientists new clues about the Red Planet's ancient climate history. The breathtaking image marks nearly 12 years of the rover climbing Mount Sharp's layered terrain.