Built and delivered to the launch pad in less than 18 months for a cost of less than 3% of the rover that it accompanied to Mars ... 1997 brought the success of Sojourner, and suddenly every ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

You've probably heard how a Chinese rover called Zhurong ... (specifically the Curiosity, Sojourner, and Opportunity) and the European Space Agency's Mars Express and Trace Gas Orbiter.

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

Perseverance is pushing the limits of Martian science by using its SHERLOC instrument to detect organic compounds, but harsh ...

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface ...