What does the next generation of martian exploration look like? The answer, quite literally, is blowing in the wind. The Tumbleweed Mars rover, a spherical robot designed to roll across the martian ...

When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a high‑risk landing. It opened a new era in which rovers became the primary way ...

A swarm of spherical rovers, blown by the wind like tumbleweeds, could enable large-scale and low-cost exploration of the martian surface, according to results presented at the Joint Meeting of the ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has recently reached one of the most stable and secure parking spots of its entire journey on Mars.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin ...

The success of any vehicle sent to explore an alien planet still relies heavily on human minds to plan everything, from mission scenarios to the routes rovers must take to reach their destination. But ...

NASA has sent five robotic vehicles to Mars. Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance. Look back at the missions. (NASA/AFP via Getty Images) Martian mudstones contain features that ...

The Soroya Ridge was the recent destination in NASA's Perseverance rover's journey to explore the landscape of Mars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.