The Perseverance rover, nicknamed "Percy," is the centerpiece of NASA's Mars 2020 mission ... slopes of up to 23 degrees on the pre-planned path up the crater. MORE: Water frost detected on ...

And with good reason — the Mars 2020 mission has been in the works for a better part of a decade, and as we reported earlier this year, the rover it’s delivering to the Martian surface ...

The controller is actually its own separate project, so even if you aren’t in the market for a scaled down Mars rover, its controller could come in handy for your next robotics project.

The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance ... And last month, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured both noctilucent and shimmering cloud formations during a Martian ...

Michael Persaud Now that the Mars 2020 mission has successfully ... Although the outcome of Ginny’s flight attempt is independent of the rover’s science mission, it carries major implications ...

And now for something completely different: NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a feather-shaped cloud glowing in the Martian sky shortly after sunset on the Red Planet. It dates back to January ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and ...