It’s tough being a robot trekking along the dry, arid terrain of another planet with no humans around. NASA’s Curiosity rover ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

This image was captured on Oct. 2, 2013 on the 411th sol, or Mars day, of the Curiosity rover's mission on the planet. On the ...

An almost unkillable fungal strain isolated from NASA’s ultrasterile clean rooms hints at “critical gaps” in interplanetary ...

NASA has tested a lithium-fed electromagnetic thruster at record U.S. power levels, potentially enabling faster, more efficient Mars missions. Separately, a Brazilian astronomer has identified ...

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th century English ...

NASA’s Perseverance has captured a sweeping new panorama of a rugged Martian region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge”, revealing ...

NASA engineers have successfully freed the Curiosity rover’s drill after it became lodged in a rock nicknamed Atacama on April 25, 2026. The unusual incident marked the first time a rock remained ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover spots ‘Crocodile Bridge’ in Jezero Crater, revealing ancient Martian rocks and raising fresh ...

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