You’ve probably followed the Mars rover missions on and off for years, watching those red-dust landscapes scroll across your TV screen and wondering: Could something have lived there once? Now, after ...

A new technology lets NASA’s Mars rover pinpoint its position within inches, drive farther on its own, and speed up exploration.

NASA’s Opportunity rover was designed for a 90-day mission, but it ended up exploring Mars for 15 years. During that time it ...

NASA's Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location on Mars without help from Earth, paving the way for longer, ...

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...

Recent discoveries from Mars rovers have reignited the debate about the possibility of life on the Red Planet. A groundbreaking find has detected methane beneath the Martian surface, raising questions ...

For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy ...

NASA's Curiosity rover just found bizarre nodules on giant Martian "spiderwebs." Scientists are puzzled.

Death Valley days -- Tango Delta : touchdown -- A long road to a Red Planet -- Setting the stage -- The scarecrow -- Laying the foundation : Mars Pathfinder -- Curiosity's cousins : Spirit and ...

In the last two decades, NASA has put four rovers on Mars. Nagin Cox has worked on all of them. Kicking off a new summer series for TED Radio... In the last two decades, NASA has put four rovers on ...

The web-like features are believed to be sculpted by ancient groundwater, offering new clues about the Red Planet's watery ...

NASA has mapped every inch of Mars, so positioning consists of the rover looking for geologic features and then comparing ...