"Dust devils themselves are difficult to capture in images because they are so short-lived," Ingrid Daubar, a planetary ...

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect ...

NASA's Curiosity rover continues to unveil the breathtaking beauty of Mars, offering new, high-resolution images that reveal the Red Planet like never before. Originally launched in 2012 for a ...

The Algodones Dunes, straddling the borders of California, Arizona, and Mexico, may seem like an unlikely location for Mars ...

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

In an exciting development, the plucky helicopter has now inspired Skyfall, a mission concept recently unveiled by Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who ...

AeroVironment, in collaboration with NASA, introduced a new Mars helicopter for exploration, Skyfall. The concept involved a ...

On July 20, 1976, Viking 1’s lander touched down on Mars, achieving a successful soft landing on another planet. In the years ...

Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this ...

This photo made available by NASA on Aug. 6, 2004, shows sand dunes less than 1 meter (3.3 feet) high in the "Endurance Crater" on the planet Mars, seen by the Opportunity rover.