NASA’s Opportunity rover became one of the most successful interplanetary missions in human history. However, that incredible journey came to a dramatic end in 2019 after 15 years of record-breaking ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has officially set a new milestone on Mars, completing the longest road trip by any robot vehicle on another planet. On June 19, 2025, the six-wheeled explorer rolled a ...

Now, nine years later, that ambitious journey is about to begin. The Mars 2020 mission launched from Cape Canaveral on July 30, 2020, and is scheduled to land in Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021.

NASA will reveal the next Mars 2020 rover name on Thursday, ending their seven-month-long “Name the Rover” essay contest that 28,000 students took part in nationwide.

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

NASA's Mars 2020 mission, including the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, launched to space on July 30, 2020 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. After traveling nearly 300 million ...

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.

NASA’s mission The Perseverance rover is the largest, heaviest Mars rover NASA has launched, weighing in at 2,260 pounds. It is designed to conduct many experiments.

Europe’s upcoming Mars mission will use a pioneering nuclear-powered device that harnesses the radioactive decay of americium to keep its components warm — a first for spacecraft. The European ...

The long-awaited mission that could transform our understanding of Mars Next-gen gear on delayed Martian rover may help answer the question of life on Mars.

NASA launches Perseverance rover on mission to Mars A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's nuclear-powered Perseverance Mars rover roared to life and lifted off from planet Earth ...