Driving the rover remotely in real time isn't possible due to the vast distance between the planets.

While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras ...

The scientists were especially intrigued by strong signals of carbonate minerals detected by Mars orbiters. On Earth, ...

A new rover prototype is teaching NASA scientists how to design robots that can think for themselves and navigate terrain that would leave old rovers stuck in the lunar or Martian dust. The ...

NASA officials said Tuesday that they are seriously considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover, which is currently housed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ...

An engineering development version of the NASA rovers currently operating on Mars takes a spin at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. (NASA via YouTube) NASA ...

While climbing a crater rim, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a curious striped rock that may have rolled from farther uphill, hinting at treasures the robotic explorer has yet to find. NASA's ...

A compromise spending bill enacted by Congress in January 2026 failed to save the Mars Sample Return program. The Trump ...