Mars Global Localization (MGL), a tech similar to GPS on Earth, lets Perseverance nail down its coordinates to about 10 inches.

For five years the Mars Rover has been exploring without the aid of maps, GPS or even a brief idea of where it’s going without the help of people on Earth feeding it information ...

Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That's what ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

NASA has successfully moved one of its Mars-orbiting spacecraft into a new position to provide prompt confirmation of the upcoming Aug. 5 landing of the new Curiosity rover on the Red Planet. The ...

Nasa used AI to analyse orbital images and plan rover drives, overcoming communication delays between Earth and Mars.

The discovery is based on previous Curiosity findings revealed since 2018 about basic organics found on Mars though the quantity of such findings is comparatively huge this time.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's next Mars rover finally has a name: Perseverance. The six-wheeled robotic explorer will blast off to Mars in July and collect samples for eventual return to Earth.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has just made history by driving across Mars using routes planned by artificial intelligence instead of human operators. A vision-capable AI analyzed the same images and ...

Scientists believe these rocks were formed by ancient rainfall and humidity, similar to processes on Earth. The discovery adds to the evidence that Mars may have once been a habitable planet capable ...

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