Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Perseverance rover took its fifth selfie on May 10, 2025. A NASA rover ambling over the red desert planet for the past four ...

A rendering of the mid-air deployment of one of the SkyFall copters. (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/AeroVironment, Inc.) ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has successfully tested new rotor blades that surpassed the ...

Scientists believe they have detected lightning on Mars, thanks to the sensitive microphone aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover. The discovery was made by "eavesdropping" on the planet's whirling winds.

Supersonic milestone: NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotors reached Mach 1.08 in testing, breaking the sound barrier for the ...

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NASA has pushed Mars helicopter rotor blades past Mach 1, a step toward future aircraft that could carry heavier science ...

NASA has successfully tested an improved flight system designed for Mars' hostile environment. The new technology can be ...

The planet Mars has several similarities with Earth, including extinct volcanoes, dry lake beds, and active dust storms, the last of which is governed by the Red Planet’s prevailing winds. However, ...

NASA’s newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new dimension to Mars exploration. NASA · Sounds of Perseverance Mars Rover Driving – Sol 16 ...

Thanks to two microphones aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels crunching over gravel, and motors whirring as the spacecraft ...