Sending a rover into space to explore other celestial bodies comes with a dizzying array of challenges, and one of the most ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover will go dark for a few weeks due to a conjunction between Earth and Mars, blocking communication between the two planets.

When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander to take ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since it landed there in spectacular fashion nearly five ...

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' ...

In the vast expanse of space exploration, robotic rovers have become our proxy explorers, navigating alien terrains and collecting invaluable data. Yet, despite their advanced designs and capabilities ...

The distance feat comes as the Mars Perseverance rover reaches another milestone. After nearly five years of roaming the Red Planet, it’s now traveled almost 25 miles. With the help of autonomous ...

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among Time's best ...

It’s not just people who are sharing what they’re grateful for during Thanksgiving today — Mars rovers are, too. In a post on X, NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, shared a message ...

Airbus has tested two of its Mars rover models in a quarry near London. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. European aerospace giant ...

Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck because the surface of the moon is "fluffier" than on Earth, suggests a new study. Researchers reckon they've finally worked out why the multi-million dollar ...

In a simulation of Mars, a space rover is testing a control system with an unusual inspiration: insect brains. The software was created by Opteran, a startup based in the UK. But the idea originated ...