Testing is now underway on NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft, a nuclear-powered, car-sized aerial drone that will look for potential precursors to life on Saturn's moon, Titan. But before Dragonfly can take ...

Over the last few years, the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars made history by proving it was possible to fly a rotorcraft on another planet. And soon NASA will take that concept one step further by ...

When NASA's new drone Dragonfly arrives on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, it won't roll across the surface like Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity have on Mars. Instead, Dragonfly is a dual-rotor ...

An illustration of the Dragonfly mission soaring over Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA has set a provisional launch date of July 2028 for its Dragonfly mission, meant to explore Saturn’s largest moon Titan, ...

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is the only known moon that contains its own atmosphere denser than Earth's, and is the only known object in space other than Earth that contains stable liquids on ...

After overcoming the hurdles of COVID-19 delays and budget overruns, NASA has finally given the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission the go-ahead. This autonomously operated nuclear-powered rotorcraft is set ...

The agency has set a July 2028 launch date for its Titan-bound Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. The agency has set a July 2028 launch date for its Titan-bound Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. is a news ...

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NASA has confirmed that it is sending a rotorcraft lander to Saturn’s moon, Titan, to explore dozens of different locations. The lander, named Dragonfly, is set to launch in July 2028. "Dragonfly is a ...

Caption: Artist’s concept of Dragonfly soaring over the dunes of Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben Over the last few years, the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars made history by ...