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Watch NASA's new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)

NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will ...

NASA’s Mars helicopter blades broke the sound barrier without disintegrating, and JPL may have unlocked the next leap in alien flight

NASA engineers spun next-gen Mars helicopter blades past Mach 1 without shattering them. See how JPL unlocked the future of ...

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover sends new self-portrait from the red planet

Perseverance captured the composite image using 61 individual snapshots taken by the camera mounted at the end of its robotic ...
New Atlas

NASA's mega ion engine clears a fiery test on the road to Mars

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly ...

Perseverance Checks In From Mars With A Selfie, The Mounting Pollution From Satellite Launches, And More Science Stories

This week's science news.

Mars did have complex carbon. A NASA rover found its hiding place.

Here's why these new results are so encouraging for scientists.