Meteors, and meteor showers in particular, are one of the most amazing sights that you can see when you look at the night sky. Those brief flares of light are a reminder that many small rocky objects and particles – … Read More
We’ve already seen NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter fly on Mars — and now we can hear it, too. The whirring of Ingenuity’s fast-spinning rotors was captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the little chopper’s fourth Red Planet flight, which took place on April … Read More
SpaceX has finally launched its latest full-scale prototype of its Mars-bound Starship rocket — and this time, for the first time, it stuck the landing. The 165-foot stainless steel spacecraft, dubbed SN15, launched from the space company’s test facilities in South Texas … Read More
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 8. No one knows where. But don’t panic! It sounds like it’s from a Bruce Willis film: In a statement released Tuesday, the Pentagon said it … Read More
On Sunday (April 25), NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured a photo of the agency’s Perseverance rover from the air, providing an unprecedented view of a robotic explorer on the surface of another world. “Oh hey, there I am! Never thought … Read More
NASA’s Mars helicopter has completed its third successful flight on the Martian surface. According to a NASA status update, the Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies again on Sunday. The agency said that Ingenuity was able to fly “faster and … Read More