Mars helicopter now enters the final testing phase

When it reaches the Red Planet in 2021, it will become the first autonomous helicopter to fly on another planet

Jupiter’s aurorae have a deeper influence on the gas giant than originally thought

Aurora on Jupiter can reach two to three times deeper into its atmosphere than the aurora experienced on Earth

These environments can only be simulated with a assortment of simple molecules enclosed in temperatures

25 years ago, a group of NASA astronauts altered the Hubble Space Telescope in a way that would change our understanding of the universe

As the spacecraft plunges through the gap between the gas giant and its rings, mission members are shocked by the latest finding

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled manoeuvre this week

The object is thought to be the missing link between planets and stars, with a mass up to 80 times that of Jupiter

Activity on the Red Planet could soon become more predictable – which would be a boon for future Martian astronauts