Feb 11, 2026 · NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.

The rover's main goals are to search for signs of ancient life, study the planet's geology and climate, and collect rock and regolith samples for possible return to Earth by a future mission.

1 day ago · As with NASA’s previous Mars rovers, Perseverance tracks its position using what’s called visual odometry, analyzing geologic features in camera images taken every few feet while …

Feb 3, 2026 · NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring the slopes of Mount Sharp looking for clues about Mars' watery past. Here, it looks at the boxwork pattern for ancient water flow.

Aug 6, 2025 · The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far.

3 days ago · Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Feb 10, 2026 · In December, NASA took another small, incremental step towards autonomous surface rovers. In a demonstration, the Perseverance team used AI to generate the rover's waypoints. …

Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter …

Feb 12, 2026 · Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — …

2 days ago · Mars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots of evidence that …