The Perseverance rover took its first test drive on the surface of Mars this week, traversing some 21 feet of terrain in a short trip that scientists say represents a major milestone. NASA said the ...

Last week, NASA’s Perseverance rover shot for a new milestone in the search for extraterrestrial life: drilling into Mars to extract a plug of rock, which will eventually get fired back to Earth for ...

This will be a test drive like no other. An SUV-size rover will roll across a seemingly alien red landscape this week, climbing slopes and maneuvering over rocks and other obstacles for the sake of ...

The Perseverance Mars rover is sailing through its initial checkout and activation, beaming back some 7,000 photos to date, unlimbering its seven-foot-long robot arm and taking a short test drive ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Friday released additional images from the Perseverance rover's life on Mars. A photo posted to the rover's Twitter account showed ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Perseverance rover has taken its first test drive on Mars, the agency announced Friday ...

NASA’s Perseverance Rover, which made its daring landing just last month, made its first test drive on the Red Planet Thursday afternoon, the space agency said Friday, a major first step in the ...

Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt. Using carefully selected ...

A new NASA study is putting future astronaut gear to the test—right on the Martian surface—with the help of the Perseverance rover. In a recent article, researchers detailed how the Perseverance rover ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...