The Curiosity rover has spent over a decade on Mars, uncovering astonishing discoveries and revealing the hidden history of ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? A new study ...

A breakthrough instrument on NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is considered a mission success after producing enough oxygen for a small dog to breathe for about 10 hours.

Even the spot that the Curiosity rover initially descended on 10 years ago was able to provide new insights for the team working to understand Mars. The rover landed in an area called the Gale Crater.

Later this year a tiny rover will carry out an unusual lunar task. Skip to main content. Scientific American. June 26, 2025. 3 min read. ... a math YouTuber and stand-up comedian, ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its right-front navigation camera to capture this first view over the rim of Jezero Crater on Dec. 10, 2024, the 1,354th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

Why real Mars images are high-quality. While the image in the post is not a genuine photograph from Mars, both the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter can capture high-resolution images.

While the United States has led in Mars rover exploration, it is not the only player on the scene. In May 2021, China became the second nation to successfully place a rover on Mars.

There is no joysticking a Mars rover, because it’s so far away that a command sent at the speed of light across interplanetary space takes four to 24 minutes to arrive.

A mad dash, by Mars rover standards. (The one-day distance record for Perseverance is 347.689 meters on sol 753.) This interplanetary navigation by rover drivers comes at an uncertain moment for ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has summitted the top of the Martian Jezero Crater following a monthslong climb. Up next is a new phase of exploration.