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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

NASA is taking what it’s learned from its groundbreaking Ingenuity Mars helicopter to create an even more complex flying machine to explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Whereas Ingenuity features a ...

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A decision by NASA this week paved the way for the Dragonfly drone mission to continue to completion. The aim is to land the car-sized drone on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in 2034, six years after ...

Not every drone out there has to have terrifying grabby arms or run on lasers. The BioniCopter is content to just cruise around like the insect that inspired it. No ...

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 ...

Tiny ribbons that generate electricity when flexed and flex when stimulated with electricity have been developed to flap the wings of mechanical dragonfly spy drones, but the technology can also find ...