Mars rovers like Perseverance and Curiosity have been making headlines with their discoveries of organic matter on the Red Planet. These findings are pivotal as they may hold clues to past life and ...

What does the next generation of martian exploration look like? The answer, quite literally, is blowing in the wind. The Tumbleweed Mars rover, a spherical robot designed to roll across the martian ...

The computer selected to power Curiosity — the Mars rover hailed as proof America can still make big technological strides — wasn’t the cutting-edge device one might expect. In fact, it was more of a ...

NASA has two car-sized vehicles on the ground exploring areas of Mars's surface that are billions of years old. But the similarities of the landscapes through which both the Curiosity and Perseverance ...

NASA is testing a new prototype rover named ERNEST to inform future missions to the moon and Mars. The new rover is more than 10 times faster than the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers currently on ...

The prospect of getting humans to Mars (perhaps via lithium-plasma engine) has hit more than a few roadblocks over the years. While plenty of experts remain bullish on the feasibility of Mars ...

The rovers are searching for signs that Mars was once habitable and could have supported life. NASA recently shared panoramic photos from both rovers to showcase their distinct exploration areas.