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NASA is quietly rewriting the script for human exploration of the Red Planet, turning robots from remote-controlled tools ...

South Korean engineers are stress testing a new kind of lunar robot that is designed to survive the Moon’s most hostile ...

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' surface.

HOUSTON—As much as NASA and its commercial and international partners are striving to advance human exploration of the Moon, NASA is not turning its back on the value of robotic contributions.

"It's really not a question of robotic exploration or human exploration," Ehlmann said. "It is an 'and' — it's robotic and ...

This Friday, Space Center Houston is celebrating National STEM Day with a full day of hands-on fun, from testing your skills in the Robotic Rover Challenge to exploring cutting-edge space tech like ...

Gitai's robotic arm could operate autonomously on the Moon. Credit: Gitai Gitai’s Japanese subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to conduct a concept ...

MADISON — When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel — as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009 — Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, ...

Students tested the rovers in a simulated Mars environment meant to emulate what the ESA's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover will endure when it launches to the Red Planet in 2028. When you purchase ...

For future Moon missions, South Korean scientists created a small rover with a special wheel that can expand and contract like kinetic art.