It's 9:32 and for this week's activity on the signs of it. Kids can learn about the skill of observation. First warning meteorologist Alex Lacey is showing us all how to make homemade parachutes.

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

The safe landing of the probe is one of the most difficult challenges in Mars exploration, and the Mars supersonic parachute is extremely important for this process. To date, all the successful Mars ...

Parachutes rarely get the credit they deserve. They transform deadly freefall into a gentle descent, saving lives in war zones, rescue missions, and even humanitarian aid drops. But they come with a ...

Since what goes up may have to come down, the Department of Commerce last week announced that, beginning July 1, it would test and certificate parachutes as well as planes. With new types of ...

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe successfully landed on the Utopia Plain at 7:18 a.m. Beijing Time, on 15 May 2021. The success rate of Mars missions is about 50%, and most failures occur during the entry ...