NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is testing drone navigation software in Death Valley to prepare future rotorcraft for Mars’ ...

From NASA's Death Valley tests for Mars helicopter replacements to Ukraine's interceptor drones, the rapid evolution of drone ...

To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

China’s next Mars explorer is not a rover that crawls or a helicopter that hovers, but a hybrid drone that can roll across the ground and then leap into the thin air when terrain turns hostile. By ...

NASA funds new software to enhance drone navigation over featureless Martian terrain. This initiative supports autonomous ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since it landed there in spectacular fashion nearly five ...

After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as it ...

NASA is hoping to answer questions about alien life by sending humans to Mars in the 2030s for the very first time, but it ...

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet - California’s Mojave Desert in Death ...

NASA has sent over three drones for a test in California's Death Valley, and it aims to solve the issues of Ingenuity for a ...

When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repeat.

Scientists are testing advanced drones and robot dogs in some of Earth's toughest deserts to prepare for autonomous exploration of Mars. Nasa's projects in Death Valley and beyond are shaping the ...