NASA is working on a mission concept called SWIM, or Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers. The idea is to develop a whole swarm of underwater robots that can work together to explore large areas.
To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new approach to its Mars Sample Return Program.
In October, NASA launched the Europa Clipper probe to learn more about the conditions on Europa, and now there are several R&D efforts underway to directly explore the interior oceans of these icy ...