Software Tweak Gives Curiosity Rover a Boost on Mars
A major software update to the Curiosity rover will allow the robot to drive faster on the Martian surface and reduce wear on its wheels, potentially boosting the mission’s lifespan.…
SpaceX’s Starship Megarocket Slated to Deliver This Wild Lunar Rover to the Moon
A test of the prototype was performed in California last year.Photo: Astrolab After testing its FLEX rover in the California desert last year, Astrolab is now making plans to transport…
Is NASA Done Sending Traditional Rovers to Mars?
In February 2021, NASA landed a $2.7 billion rover on Mars that has been roaming the Red Planet ever since. The space agency got what it paid for, as the…
NASA’s Artemis Moon Rover Is Officially Under Construction
NASA engineers are making progress on the agency’s Moon rover, which could begin its lunar adventure on the rocky satellite sometime in the mid 2020s. CC Off English The Volatiles…
Lego Brings Back a Land Rover Kit, Minus Technic
Image: Lego When adventures take you outside the city, Lego’s Land Rover Defender 90 can be properly equipped with a reinforced roof rack packed with toolboxes, gas cans, work lights,…
Watch NASA test its autonomous mini rover ahead of lunar mission
NASA is developing a small rover with autonomous smarts that will allow it to explore the lunar surface as part of a team of identical vehicles.
NASA time-lapse shows Mars rover speeding across planet’s surface
A time-lapse video released by NASA this week shows its six-wheeled Perseverance rover tackling the rocky terrain of Mars.
NASA orbiter photo shows Curiosity rover on desolate Mars surface
A new image captured recently by a NASA Mars orbiter shows its car-sized Curiosity rover looking tiny and isolated on the desolate Martian surface.
Listen to the first-ever recording of a NASA rover driving on Mars
NASA has released the first-ever recording of a rover driving across the surface of Mars, and it sounds unlike any vehicle you’ve heard before.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has 23 different cameras. Here’s what they do
NASA’s latest Mars rover — Perseverance — is its most advanced to date, carrying with it a plethora of technology that includes 23 cameras. Here’s what they do.