NASA’s plucky Ingenuity helicopter has just completed its 69th flight on Mars, setting a new distance record in the process. The 4-pound, 19-inch-tall helicopter flew a colossal 2,315 feet (705 meters ...

Mars is quietly turning into a long-distance proving ground, and the vehicle leading the pack is not a dune buggy but a ...

The main reason for the variation is that Earth and Mars travel around the Sun at different speeds and distances. Travelling to Mars is no small feat. It's one of humanity's most ambitious space goals ...

In August 2003, Mars was unusually close to earth, spawning a viral e-mail that reappeared annually for nearly a decade afterwards, claiming the Red Planet would look as large as a full moon in August ...

Make it a hat trick on the Red Planet for NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity. The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper aced its third-ever Martian flight early this morning (April 25), adding to its already ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ...