When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a ...

American space agency NASA said the Perseverance rover is good to go on Mars until at least 2031, both hardware and software ...

Mars has hosted a surprising number of robotic visitors, yet the question of where humans should touch down remains wide open ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those ...

On July 30, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover blasted off for its months-long journey to Earth’s rust-colored neighbor. On a mission to seek out microbial life on Mars, the rover is armed to the teeth ...

The full suite of scientific instruments, including cameras that will give us our eyes on Mars, the drill that will retrieve pristine soil samples from below the surface, and the onboard laboratory ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover releases a new Mars panorama from Gale Crater ahead of solar conjunction, showing the Nevado Sajama drill site and recent geology and atmosphere studies.

NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded sounds from Mars dust devils and revealed tiny electric sparks shaping the planet’s ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Perseverance rover found an unusual dark, pitted rock dubbed Skull Hill while exploring ...

Since its touchdown in Jezero Crater in February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has steadily explored Martian rocks. From ancient volcanic deposits to layers formed by vanished lakes and river deltas ...

After an arduous ascent to the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover is doing a little sightseeing. The most recent stop on its Red Planet road trip? A roughly 656-foot-long (200 ...