NASA’s Mars rover uses its self-driving smarts to navigate toughest route
As it continues its search for signs of ancient microbial life, NASA's Mars rover recently used its self-driving smarts to navigate its trickiest route yet.
NASA’s amazing Mars helicopter just set a new flight record
NASA's Mars helicopter continues to impress. During its 59th flight on the distant planet, the drone-like machine achieved a new record.
Perseverance rover’s Mars oxygen machine comes to the end of its mission
MOXIE is a small box inside the rover which takes in carbon dioxide and converts it into oxygen. After 16 successful runs, the experiment has been concluded.
This team of legged robots could be the future of Mars exploration
We've sent wheeled rovers and even helicopters to Mars, but to explore its hidden depths, it will take robotic legwork.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter reaches flight milestone
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has been on Mars for nearly two-and-a-half years and on its last trip reached a flight milestone.
NASA’s Perseverance rover shows off its latest Mars find
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has shared images of the site of its latest sample collection. Those samples will be returned to Earth in a future mission.
See Ingenuity helicopter take to the air in video captured by Perseverance rover
NASA has released a video taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars showing its companion, the helicopter Ingenuity, in flight.
Mars is spinning faster every year and no one knows exactly why
The InSight lander mission ended last year, but its data reveals some surprises about Mars, including the fact that the planet is rotating faster every year.
NASA’s Mars helicopter glimpses Perseverance rover from the sky
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, captured an aerial image of the Perseverance rover during a short test flight at the end of last week.
Curiosity rover battles up a 23-degree slope in its exploration of Mars
The Curiosity rover is slowing making its way up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall mountain on Mars. But heaving up a mountain can be tricky for a little rover.
NASA’s Mars rover marvels at ‘big chunky weirdo’
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars since landing there in 2021, and this week it discovered what it described as a big chunky weirdo.
Perseverance rover finds organic molecules in Mars’ Jezero Crater
The molecules are associated with life but can be created by other processes. So they aren't proof there was life there, but they are life's building blocks.
NASA restores contact with Mars helicopter after nine weeks of silence
NASA has restored contact with its Mars helicopter after 63 days of silence. The communications dropout, however, wasn't unexpected.
NASA’s skywatching tips for July feature stars called Regulus and Fomalhaut
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and stars feature in NASA's latest roundup of ideas on what to look out for in the night sky over the coming weeks.
Watch 4 volunteers enter a simulated Mars habitat for a very long stay
As part of preparations for a human mission to Mars, four volunteers have just entered a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll live and work for the next year.
See seasonal changes on Mars in two stunning images from MAVEN
Two images from the MAVEN spacecraft, taken six months apart, show how the environment of Mars changes with both season and the planet's orbit.
NASA volunteers will live in a simulated Mars habitat for a whole year
Volunteers are about to enter a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll spend the next year as part of research for the first crewed mission to the faraway planet.
See a postcard from Mars taken by the Curiosity rover
The image combines two different views of the same area and is colorized to show off the undulating martian landscape in a region called the Marker Band Valley.
Where to watch Stars on Mars live stream for free
12 celebrities head to a simulated version of the red planet to colonize, compete, and conquer in the new reality series, Stars on Mars.
NASA lost contact with Mars Ingenuity helicopter for a week — but it’s OK now
NASA recently lost contact with the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for a week, and the team had to work fast to avoid a collision with the rover.
NASA’s June skywatching tips include Mars in the Beehive
NASA's skywatching tips for June include the spectacle of Mars among the Beehive Cluster, and Saturn and Jupiter rising with the crescent moon.
See a 3D view of a martian crater captured by the Perseverance rover
The Perseverance rover recently used its Mastcam-Z instrument to collect over 150 images of Mars' Belva Crater, which have been stitched into a mosaic.
Perseverance rover finds evidence of an ancient river on Mars
The Perseverance rover has identified evidence of what was once one of the deepest and fast-flowing rivers yet discovered on the planet.
Watch a replica of NASA’s Mars helicopter take flight on Earth
Visitors to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California got to see a life-sized replica of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter take flight.
See the moon and Jupiter get cozy in May’s skywatching highlights
NASA’s sky-watching update for May features some wonderful views of Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars, as well as of our lunar neighbor.
Ingenuity and Perseverance snap photos of each other on Mars
Everyone's favorite Mars double act, the Ingenuity helicopter and the Perseverance rover, have been traveling together recently -- and there's photo evidence.
NASA’s InSight lander looks into Mars to study the planet’s core
NASA's Mars InSight may have come to the end of its mission last year, but data from the lander is still being used to contribute to science.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover gets a speed boost
NASA's hardy Curiosity rover has received a major software update that its team says will enable it to continue exploring Mars for years to come.
NASA’s Mars helicopter aces milestone 50th flight
NASA's trailblazing Ingenuity helicopter has aced its 50th flight on Mars, a remarkable feat considering it was only ever expected to embark on five missions.
NASA reveals simulated Mars habitat for volunteers’ yearlong stay
In preparation for the first crewed Mars mission, NASA will put four volunteers inside a specially designed habitat for an entire year from this summer.
NASA’s new interactive mosaic shows Mars in amazing detail
NASA has launched a new interactive tool that shows Mars in extraordinary detail and lets you travel between points of interest at the click of a mouse.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sets two flight records on Mars
During its 49th flight on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter achieved two flight records, flying faster and higher than ever before.
Perseverance rover collects its first sample from Jezero delta
The sample is rich in carbonate, a chemical compound that is excellent at preserving signs of life.
NASA’s plucky Mars helicopter eyes another flight record
The team behind NASA's Mars helicopter is aiming to send it to its highest altitude yet when it embarks on its 49th flight this week.