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At exactly 7:50 am EDT this morning, NASA successfully launched its Perseverance rover mission to Mars from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

So Long

"This is the first time in history where we're going to Mars with an explicit mission to find life on another world — ancient life on Mars."

NASA Blasts Off Most Sophisticated Mars Mission in Human History

NASA is about to embark on its latest Mars mission, sending its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on its long journey to the Red Planet atop an Atlas V rocket.

Planet Hopper

NASA is about to launch its fifth rover to Mars — and you can watch right here.

Here's How to Watch NASA Launch a Mars Mission This Week

This year, NASA wants to take a giant leap from scanning Mars' geographical features using surface-bound rovers to launching a small helicopter.

Mars Copter

"This is very analogous to the Wright brothers moment, but on another planet."

Here's NASA's Ingenious Way of Testing Its Mars Helicopter

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are suggesting we could explore the surface of Mars using a fleet of "nanocardboard" aircraft.

Martian Confetti

Each one would weigh as little as a fruit fly. 

Researchers Want to Explore Mars Using "Nanocardboard" Aircraft

NASA is planning to send its tiny Mars Helicopter to the surface of Mars next summer. And the Helicopter just passed a couple of important milestones.

Martian Flight

"We will never really be done with testing the helicopter until we fly at Mars."

NASA Is Testing Its Tiny Mars Helicopter for July 2020 Launch

After two days of testing, NASA is confident its four-pound Mars Helicopter is ready to begin its journey to the Red Planet.

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