To comply, NASA has sought to sanitize Mars rovers at a threshold of no more than 300,000 bacterial spores on any surface.
Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...
NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...
Nuclear thermal propulsion fuel could reduce the travel time for missions to Mars from six months to just 45 days.
The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...
Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.
Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.
The wheels of rovers wear out badly on Mars. NASA is testing new types of wheels made from a special alloy that are less susceptible to deformation.
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and ...