The U.S. space agency’s Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before the end of Donald Trump’s presidency

(CNN) — Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its towering New Glenn rocket on a mission that marked its first major test. Carrying a pair of satellites that are destined to take a long, winding trip to ...

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This technology could also be used to power a future longterm base ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will explore Mars’ atmosphere and magnetic fields from a never-before-tried trajectory. | ©Image Credit: NASA A Mars mission is typically a high-profile ...

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than flecks of space stuff, they would be satellites on a ...

These two overlooked sci-fi films from 2000 may not be the greatest the genre has to offer, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve to be revisited.

Ghanaian robotics engineer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, continues to make major contributions to space exploration through his work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Donald Trump meets NASA's Artemis II crew to discuss the historic moon flyby and future Mars missions while reflecting on his legacy and mortality.