The "Skycrane" maneuver that will soon place Perseverance on Mars' surface was once considered a crazy idea — even within NASA. When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars this afternoon, the robot ...

Returning Mars samples, collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover, is among the agency's highest science goals. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA plans to assess either using a beefed-up skycrane ...

Following “seven minutes of terror” after it reaches Mars’ upper atmosphere, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is ...

The Perseverance rover lands on Mars Feb. 18. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's next flagship rover is one week away from ...

Mars is set to get its latest visitor Sunday night when NASA’s new robotic rover, named Curiosity, attempts to land there. But this landing will be anything but routine because Curiosity is a very big ...

An illustration of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover being lowered to the surface by the "skycrane" landing system. That landing is scheduled for Feb. 18. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WASHINGTON — NASA’s ...

When NASA’s next Mars rover – Mars 2020 – arrives at the red planet in four years, it will sport a new and upgraded vision to aide its onboard systems and targeting parameters for the all-important, ...