Mars in just 33 days: an asteroid’s orbit points to a route that could get a crew there

Mars has fascinated scientists for decades. Although the Red Planet is now dry and barren, evidence shows that liquid water ...

Karman Space & Defense Selected to Develop Parachute Deployment System for NASA JPL’s SkyFall Mars Mission

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data while flying over the surface of the Red ...

Japan launches ambitious mission to grab a chunk of a Martian moon

A Japanese spacecraft is on its way to study Mars' 2 moons. But that's not all: It will also attempt to bring a piece of ...

Mars’ two tiny moons shouldn’t exist. A new mission has launched to reveal their secrets

A Japanese-led mission has launched to explore Mars’ two mysterious little moons and determine how they formed — and unlock ...
Financial Times

AV Awarded Contract for Three Autonomous Helicopters in Support of NASA's SkyFall Mission to Mars

AV partnering with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to unlock new research capabilities above and below the Martian surface ahead of a planned 2028 launch. AV's MacCready Works will design and ...
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Watch live as NASA gives update on mission to send lander to Mars moons

NASA is contributing to a Japan-led mission to study Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission also aims to land on Phobos and collect a sample. Scientists hope ...

NASA’s Mars orbiter fleet is getting old – here’s how that could affect future exploration

Currently, about 16,000 satellites are orbiting Earth, providing everything from GPS service and weather reports to phone ...

28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record

On Sunday, Perseverance’s odometer ticked past 28.06 miles, the distance it has traveled in and around Jezero Crater since it landed on Mars in February 2021. That surpasses the distance that ...