Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.

NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...

Leadership changes are happening at NASA as a new administration takes over with promises that making it to Mars is a priority. Janet Petro, the director of the Kennedy Space Center, is now the acting ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...

NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...

Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.

NASA unveils a groundbreaking approach to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2026, introducing competition between ...

The Perseverance rover is building up a stash of rocks on Mars that could contain the first-ever signs of alien life, but NASA is scrambling to figure out how it will bring them back to Earth for ...

Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric ...