NASA’s first Mars helicopter turned a risky experiment into a new way of exploring another world, and now its successors are being shaped in some of the harshest deserts on Earth. The next generation ...

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet - California’s Mojave Desert in Death Valley National Park. They flew three research drones over the barren, ...

Low-flying drones could help guide Mars missions to the most accessible water ice buried under debris. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.

Silhouetted against the blue sky, a drone carrying a ground-penetrating radar instrument lifts off from Galena Creek Rock Glacier in Wyoming. Understanding how to explore hidden glaciers on Mars ...

It’s always good news when we hear about NASA’s “out-of-this-world” next steps toward building a replacement for Ingenuity, the small Mars helicopter-drone. With 72 flights over 1,004 days, Ingenuity ...