Mobility is the ultimate enabler of science on Mars,” goes the oft-uttered mantra in planetary engineering circles. Now the phrase forms the very foundation of NASA’s newest initiative. A ...

NASA teams are testing drones, robot dogs, and new flight software in America’s toughest deserts to prepare for the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may soon set a record for the longest distance driven on another planet.

The distance feat comes as the Mars Perseverance rover reaches another milestone. After nearly five years of roaming the Red Planet, it’s now traveled almost 25 miles. With the help of autonomous ...

When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander to take ...

For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...

NASA funds new software to enhance drone navigation over featureless Martian terrain. This initiative supports autonomous ...

MAVEN has circled Mars for more than a decade, exploring the planet and relaying data from robots on the surface.

NASA is set to lose all contact with Mars due to a phenomenon called solar conjunction, causing all rovers and orbiters to go radio-silent for a few weeks.

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...

Every two years, the Sun blocks communication between Earth and Mars during solar conjunction, forcing NASA to pause commands ...