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

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Sifting through 180,000 observations, the team found a single event. We may have detected a whistler wave on the Red Planet.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may soon set a record for the longest distance driven on another planet. Nearly five years into its mission on the Red Planet, the car-sized rover still has enough ...

Mars is quietly turning into a long-distance proving ground, and the vehicle leading the pack is not a dune buggy but a rolling science lab. NASA’s Perseverance rover has already pushed past its own ...

American space agency NASA announced it found a new way to allow the Perseverance rover to determine its position on Mars by itself.

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

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy in a statement. “The identification of a potential biosignature ...

Starting your day with one of the best-looking panoramic images of Mars is a pleasant reminder that we humans can do pretty incredible things. This inspiring photography is brought to us by NASA's ...

According to NASA, the rover’s landing was the most challenging touchdown on Mars that’s been attempted by the agency. Right before the landing, NASA engineers were on pins and needles as the rover ...