One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...

NASA's Perseverance rover may have uncovered hints of ancient Martian life, but China's Tianwen 3 mission could be the first to deliver samples back to Earth.

In the vast expanse of space exploration, robotic rovers have become our proxy explorers, navigating alien terrains and collecting invaluable data. Yet, despite their advanced designs and capabilities ...

Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck because the surface of the moon is “fluffier” than on Earth, suggests a new study. Researchers reckon they’ve finally worked out why the multi-million dollar ...

Japanese space company ispace tapped carmaker Toyota to help it design its next-generation small lunar exploration rovers.

The crew for China's next manned flight to its space station will include the country's youngest astronaut to undertake a ...

After an independent review concluded NASA's plans to robotically collect and return rock and soil samples from Mars could cost up to $11 billion, NASA "pulled the plug" and is focusing on two options ...

It's been more than 18 months since NASA narrowed to three the field of competitors vying to build the nation's next moon ...

In a simulation of Mars, a space rover is testing a control system with an unusual inspiration: insect brains. The software was created by Opteran, a startup based in the UK. But the idea originated ...

Students tested the rovers in a simulated Mars environment meant to emulate what the ESA's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover will endure when it launches to the Red Planet in 2028. When you purchase ...

TOKYO-A Japanese spacecraft released two small rovers on an asteroid on Friday in a mission that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system. The Japan Space Exploration Agency said the two ...