Mars rovers

Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries while learning to do more with less.

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and habitability.

NASA's Perseverance rover regularly images a Sherlock Holmes–themed maze to calibrate its chemical-hunting SHERLOC instrument.

NASA's Perseverance rover has marked a milestone with a spectacular new selfie, and a surprise visitor.

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

The White House says NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is a waste of money, but experts say the mission could help it achieve its goal of putting humans on Mars.

A NASA Mars orbiter recently spotted the Curiosity rover driving across the Red Planet's surface, capturing an unprecedented off-Earth action shot.

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.

NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history.

While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed "Devil’s Gate."