NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars 13 years ago, has been equipped with significant new capabilities. These upgrades allow the rover to multitask, performing scientific activities while ...

Can you teach an old Mars rover new tricks? NASA says the answer is a resounding “yes.” Following its landing on Mars 13 ...

Thirteen years after Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways to make the NASA rover even more productive. The ...

Castrol is currently a subsidiary of petroleum giant BP, and makes some of its products in the U.S., although it also has ...

A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...

The Skyfall concept reimagines Mars landings, deploying a six-helicopter swarm to autonomously scout for resources and future ...

NASA’s legendary rover Opportunity vanished during a colossal Martian storm, leaving behind a haunting final message that ...

Designed as an educational nexus, the camp ignites curiosity in youth through immersive astronomy and ecology programs. "I ...

Locally based artist Mars Ibarreche sliced and diced packaging, pulp novels and other materials into dozens of small-scale, ...

This planetary geologist has worked on nearly every Mars rover while connecting government, universities, the private sector, ...

L anding on another body in the Solar System is a tough business. Despite many successful touchdowns throughout history, ...

In an exciting development, the plucky helicopter has now inspired Skyfall, a mission concept recently unveiled by Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who ...