"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct."
A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.
Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.
The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells.
Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million.
"Our work is a new piece of evidence that suggests that Mars was once a much more complex and active planet than it is now."
The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.
Since then, a multitude of spacecraft have rocketed Marsward from a variety of nations.
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.
The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view.
