NASA successfully landed its fifth robotic rover, Perseverance, on the surface of Mars on Thursday after its six-month voyage from Earth. "Touchdown confirmed," NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

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NASA has shared a fascinating animation showing the route taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars since its arrival there in February 2021. Perseverance is NASA’s most advanced Mars rover to date, and ...

The first clear crackle of Martian lightning has finally reached human ears, captured by a microphone bolted to a rover nearly 250 million kilometers away. In a few seconds of audio, the Perseverance ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has officially crossed the 42.2-kilometer mark on Mars, surpassing the equivalent of a marathon. This achievement, announced just ahead of the rover’s five-year anniversary, ...

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of ...

NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space travel and future human exploration.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has been getting all the attention these last few days as it celebrates its 13th year on Mars, but its younger sibling, Perseverance, is also hard at work on the Martian surface ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Perseverance Rover on Mars may have stumbled upon the oldest rocks humans have ever seen and, possibly, evidence of a new setting that ancient Martian organisms could have ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has finally summitted the steep Martian crater where it landed more than three years ago to begin the next leg of its journey exploring the Red Planet. The arduous climb, ...

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NASA has extended the missions of eight of its planetary-science spacecraft, thanks to their outstanding scientific productivity. The list: NASA's InSight lander, Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance ...