Artificial intelligence is now helping a Mars rover decide where to drive. In a new test, NASA allowed a smart computer system to plan safe paths on the surface of Mars, showing how space exploration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A six-wheeled robot wandering the rugged terrain of Mars recently came across two small tornadoes whipping around the planet's ...

The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil. Resembling a small pale puff, the twirling dust devil popped up 3 miles (5 kilometers) ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.

A new NASA orbital image captures Perseverance after completing a marathon across the surface of Mars. NASA’s Perseverance ...

"We use Perseverance's gDRT to fire a 12-pounds-per-square-inch (about 83 kilopascals) puff of nitrogen at the tailings and dust that cover a freshly abraded rock," said Kyle Kaplan, a robotic ...

NASA’s Perseverance took this selfie on May 10 along the rim of the Jezero crater. Unbothered. In its lane. Focused. Dusty. Fabulous. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took some time away from its ...

Like most other rovers sent to alien worlds, the Perseverance was built to last. Although it was technically designed to conduct its core mission – finding signs of ancient life – in one Martian year ...

Perseverance is officially a marathon finisher. NASA shared this week that the Mars rover has surpassed a total distance of 26.2 miles since it landed on the red planet five years ago. Considering its ...