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Video: NASA may deploy 6 Mars helicopters from flying mothership in bold Skyfall mission
In December, NASA unveiled another concept: an SUV-sized “ Mars Chopper ” with six rotor blades. This larger helicopter would ...
NISAR satellite could help scientists predict natural disasters before they happen
NASA is collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a space mission to launch a first-of-its-kind ...
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Bonkers NASA Mission Aims to Drop Six Helicopters Onto Mars From Space
Defense tech company AeroVironment and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have shown off a wild concept for deploying six helicopters above the surface of Mars. The concept, dubbed "Skyfall," builds on ...
No humans needed: In 90 seconds or less, NASA’s AI satellite decides to shoot or skip — all on its own
The technology behind this leap is called Dynamic Targeting, developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) over the ...
Remember Ingenuity? NASA’s proposed Skyfall mission takes it further in stunning video
In an exciting development, the plucky helicopter has now inspired Skyfall, a mission concept recently unveiled by Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who ...
INDO-US satellite NISAR will start scientific operations after 90 days
The highly anticipated NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a collaborative Earth observation mission between the United States and India, is slated for launch on July 30 at 5:40 pm ...
Earth Imaging Satellite NISAR Exposes NASA's Weaknesses, ISRO's Strengths
Wendy Edelstein, NISAR's Deputy Project Manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), asserted, "NISAR is a 50-50 ...
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A satellite just used AI to make its own decisions in space — and NASA’s stoked
For the first time, a satellite has used onboard AI to autonomously decide where and when to capture a scientific image.
NASA update on 'airplane sized' asteroid and when it will make 'close approach' to Earth
An asteroid the "size of an aeroplane" is expected to pass by Earth in the coming days. The space rock named 2025 OW will ...
Asteroid as big as an airplane to pass earth: Here’s when and if you can see it
On July 28, 2025, asteroid 2025 OW, about 210 feet across, will pass Earth at a safe distance of 393,000 miles. NASA assures ...
This new satellite could help predict natural disasters before they happen
MORE: NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.