The Perseverance rover, currently exploring Mars, isn't just performing scientific analyses and collecting samples. It also carries a small machine on board that could change the future of Mars ...

A little more than a month ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover made a daring landing on the Martian surface that’s now been watched (and rewatched) by millions. But now, the real work begins. Tucked deep ...

This April 6, 2021, image shows the Perseverance rover, foreground, and the Ingenuity helicopter about 13 feet behind on Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via AP) (CN) — A lunchbox-sized instrument can ...

Like the settlers of old, space explorers will live off the land. But if self-sufficiency on Earth is difficult, it’s orders of magnitude more challenging in space, where there are no trees to build ...