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 ...

Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy ...

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 ...

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

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

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