NASA is quietly rewriting the script for human exploration of the Red Planet, turning robots from remote-controlled tools into autonomous partners tasked with keeping crews alive far from home.

NASA and JPL enhanced Curiosity and Perseverance navigation using AutoNav, AEGIS, OBP, and Mars Global Localization to improve autonomous driving on Mars.

NASA's Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location on Mars without help from Earth, paving the way for longer, ...

Before the first human boot sinks into Martian dust, an army of machines will have already been at work for years, testing the air, carving out shelter and assembling the hardware that keeps people ...

A new technology lets NASA’s Mars rover pinpoint its position within inches, drive farther on its own, and speed up exploration.

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

People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate ...

Elon Musk has long emphasized SpaceX‘s mission to colonize Mars as essential for humanity’s survival. However, on Sunday, Elon Musk dropped a pretty big update on X: SpaceX is now zeroing in on ...

Scientists are using robots to explore underground lava tunnels, offering a safer way to prepare for future human missions in space.