Driving the rover remotely in real time isn't possible due to the vast distance between the planets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spacecraft orbiting Mars watched as its "friend," the Perseverance rover, finished its first marathon on the Martian surface.

NASA has shared striking Mars images from Perseverance and Curiosity as the two rovers continue exploring the Red Planet.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Perseverance rover pauses along the western rim of Mars' ancient Jezero Crater in a striking new image, taking in sweeping ...

The rover Perseverance carried the helicopter Ingenuity — the first helicopter to fly on another planet. This animated video visualizes the Mars 2020 mission, including the rover, helicopter ...

Uncrewed vehicles like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers (as well as orbiters) have for years captured stunning photos of ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repeated asteroid impacts. Referred to as ...

New research presented at the COSPAR space conference in Florence points to possible signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, based on mineral and organic matter found by NASA's Perseverance rover. Vi ...

A compromise spending bill enacted by Congress in January 2026 failed to save the Mars Sample Return program. The Trump ...

Audio is not provided for this article. Update from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A new system named Mars Global Localization enables the Perseverance rover to pinpoint its position on the Red ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back another self-portrait from Mars (its sixth), captured at the farthest western point the mission has ever reached. The stunning composite image shows the rover ...

A new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is, without human help. Imagine you’re all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no ...