Similarly, “Mars Mode” replaces the navigation map with the ... a network of forward-facing cameras mounted beneath the vehicle’s front end, capturing a real-time view of the terrain directly under ...

as well as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Curiosity, Pathfinder, and Opportunity rovers. The Trace Gas Orbiter’s CaSSIS color camera, also known as the Colour and Stereo Surface ...

When landing on Mars was nearly impossible, NASA engineers invented giant inflatable airbags to cushion the impact. This video reveals the story behind this remarkable technology used in the ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

The last Martin Mars flying boat made its final flight last week, marking the end for a World War II-era seaplane so hulking it had rockets to assist with take-off. Initially developed as maritime ...

"It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility. Let’s go to Mars." NASA announced last year that Musk's SpaceX had been tapped to make a de-orbit vehicle. "As the agency ...

"It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility. Let's go to Mars." In a follow-up post, Musk said he was planning to recommend to President Donald Trump that the station be ...

Venus hasn’t received nearly the same attention from space programs as Mars, largely due to its exceedingly ... triple-rollers in front of the rover, which trigger inputs on the mechanical ...

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — lined up on the same side of the sun. Dury photographed this rare cosmic event from the Mendip Hills, Somerset, U.K. The next time this s type of ...