space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other celestial body
interestingengineering.com Oct 16
NASA’s Perseverance breaks 28-mile Mars driving record using autonomous navigation
interestingengineering.com/space/nasa-perseverance-mars-driving-record
Perseverance Sets Mars Rover Distance Record: In just five years, Perseverance has passed Opportunity’s 45 km record
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Key FactsPerseverance Surpasses Opportunity’s Mars Driving Record
Oct 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Perseverance reached the record on its 2,006th Martian day, after slightly more than five and a half years.
- AutoNav processes over 600,000 measurements while driving; the rover traveled more than 90 percent of its distance autonomously.
- The record-setting drive occurred at Lac de Charmes along Jezero Crater’s western rim, heading toward target region Idubi.
- Because all primary systems remain in optimal condition, NASA approved a mission extension through at least 2028.
Key FactsNord Space reports successful operation of first satellite
Oct 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
- According to the company, Terra Nova completed its early-orbit phase and has met all mission goals so far.
- The test satellite was designed, built and tested in-house by the company within nine months.
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from California carrying Terra Nova and about 130 other satellites.
- According to Rahul Goel, Taiga could launch in a couple of weeks if regulatory approval is granted.
We will be, I believe, the sixth nation in the world to ever have a lunar rover, and the first for Canada.— Rahul Goel, CEO of Nord Space, describing the mission and its expected timing.
Here's a look at a Mars dawn, thanks to NASA’s Curiosity rover: Stunning! NASA's Curiosity rover captured dawn on Mars in an image released in October 2026 that ...
usatoday.com/videos/tech/space/2026/10/09/nasa-curiosity-rover-dawn-mars/92168833007/
Three times water on Mars: Rover discovery prompts researchers to rewrite the history of the red planet
op-online.de/welt/mars-rover-ueberraschender-fund-deutet-auf-drei-wasser-kontakte-hin-zr-94504332.html
Airbus is using a Steam Deck to drive a Mars rover prototype: The setup appears in a video from YouTuber Tom Scott, who visited Airbus facilities in the UK to ...
techspot.com/news/113932-airbus-using-steam-deck-drive-mars-rover-prototype.html
New Mars mysteries: Curiosity discovers unusual pits: Seit Jahren erforscht Curiosity den Mars. Nun stieß der Rover auf neuartige, flache Gruben ...
heise.de/news/Neue-Mars-Raetsel-Curiosity-stoesst-auf-ungewoehnliche-Gruben-11458355.html
Mars’s Ancient Clay Holds the Same Organic Molecules That May Have Sparked Life on Earth
gizmodo.com/marss-ancient-clay-holds-the-same-organic-molecules-that-may-have-sparked-life-on-earth-2000806720
Nasa releases panoramic images showing what a day on Mars looks like: The new shots were taken by the agency's rover Curiosity Mars while it was parked at a ...
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/nasa-releases-panoramic-images-showing-a-day-mars-looks-like-29637512/
A new giant moon crater just set a solar system record: And an Apollo 16 mystery solved.
mashable.com/science/new-moon-crater-nasa-lunar-impact
NASA researchers discover something strange on Mars - | "Features we've never seen before"
fnp.de/welt/nasa-fund-auf-dem-mars-rover-entdeckt-mysterioese-vertiefungen-zr-94498854.html
NASA’s Curiosity rover sends postcard home after almost 14 years on Mars: After nearly 14 years on another planet, a robot has sent a postcard back to Earth.
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/nasas-curiosity-rover-sends-postcard-home-after-almost-14-years-on-mars/
Bizarre 'footprints' spotted on Mars leave scientists scratching their heads: Images captured by the Curiosity Rover show an unusual feature on the Red Planet's ...
metro.co.uk/2026/09/17/bizarre-footprints-spotted-mars-leave-scientists-scratching-heads-29626896/
Space Sep 15
Curiosity rover spots odd 'footprints' on Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2026
space.com/astronomy/mars/curiosity-rover-spots-odd-footprints-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-15-2026
Out of this world: How two groups of JKUAT students built a Mars rover: To explore the surface of Mars, the rover uses cameras and drilling equipment to search ...
nation.africa/kenya/news/out-of-this-world-how-two-groups-of-jkuat-students-built-a-mars-rover-5591888
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NASA Found a Possible Sign of Life on Mars. The Sample Is Still Stuck There: NASA may already possess evidence that ancient life once existed on Mars ...
newsweek.com/nasa-found-possible-sign-life-mars-sample-stuck-12416439
NASA's newest Mars images offer striking clues to Earth's neighbor: Uncrewed vehicles like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers (as well as orbiters) have for ...
usatoday.com/story/tech/space/2026/09/08/nasa-mars-photos-orbiters-rovers/91654506007/
What lies hidden at the Moon's South Pole? MAGPIE is set to find out.: MAGPIE will be Europe's first lunar rover. What it's looking for at the ...
op-online.de/welt/mond-zr-94472895.html
Mission to Mars: Rover Idefix ready for launch: How did Mars get its moons? A rover that is only about the size of a drinks crate is supposed to help find out.
spektrum.de/news/flug-zum-marsmond-phobos-rover-idefix-bereit-zum-start/2342498
Robohub Sep 04
Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can - Robohub
robohub.org/exploring-the-moon-will-require-rovers-that-can-think-for-themselves-an-upcoming-nasa-mission-will-test-whether-they-can/
The Meaning Behind Pakistan’s First Lunar Rover : The Jinnah 1 mission signals increased cooperation with China and takes Pakistan’s rivalry with India to new ...
thediplomat.com/2026/09/the-meaning-behind-pakistans-first-lunar-rover/
The race to establish the first Moon base is on. And the stakes couldn't be higher
sciencefocus.com/space/moon-base-race
en.isna.ir Sep 02
#Iran is designing a scientific payload to be installed on a Chinese lunar rover aimed at measuring the electrical potential of the Moon's surface ... Show more
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Starman Leo praised by NASA for work in forecasting the weather in space: Leo Hayes, a University of Lancashire graduate, has been praised by NASA for his work ...
lep.co.uk/news/leo-hayes-nasa-university-of-lancashire-space-weather-prediction-center-swpc-machine-learning-framework-space-weather-forecasting-solar-activity-satellites-communications-systems-power-grids-8943782
Mars Curiosity rover discovers massive field of polygons: The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-mars-curiosity-rover-massive-field.html
Hyperloop capsules, autonomous drones, Mars rovers: 10,000 visitors flocked to Scientifica in Dübendorf – and some waited for over an hour ... Show more
“Today it seems utopian, but who knows?”: Zurich tests the transport technology of the future
“Today it seems utopian, but who knows?”: Zurich tests the transport technology of the future
Ruby-forming mineral found by Mars rover hints at violent impacts: So far, most of the minerals found on Mars tell a story of lava poured out by ancient ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-ruby-mineral-mars-rover-hints.html
Pakistan is set to enter the lunar race with its first Moon rover, Jinnah-1, scheduled to travel aboard China’s Chang’e-8 mission in 2029 ... Show more
Old Rover Data Reveals Vast Water Amounts on Mars: The new analysis suggests water was far more abundant than previously expected
universetoday.com/articles/scientist-constructs-big-picture-of-mars-water-from-rover-data
Was there ever life on Mars? We might finally be closer to knowing: New research presented at the COSPAR space conference in Florence points to possible signs of ...
euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/was-there-ever-life-on-mars-the-answer-might-be-closer-than-we-think
dlvr.it Aug 03
NASA boss balks at billion-dollar estimate for recycled Moon rover: Turning two Mars testbeds into one lunar explorer may prove anything but cheap
theregister.com/science/2026/08/03/nasa-boss-balks-at-billion-dollar-estimate-for-recycled-moon-rover/5282355
Space Aug 04
'Significant areas of Mars may have once been covered by water': Scientists find hidden clue in Spirit rover data
space.com/astronomy/mars/significant-areas-of-mars-may-have-once-been-covered-by-water-scientists-find-hidden-clue-in-spirit-rover-data
‘I worked on mission to get Tim Peake into space and have helped pave way for launch of UK’s Mars rover’
yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/i-worked-on-mission-to-get-tim-peake-into-space-and-have-helped-pave-way-for-launch-of-uks-mars-rover-8820432
htmedia.page.link Jul 31
NASA’s Mars rover captures honeycomb landscape on Red Planet, scientists baffled: ‘Sea of polygons took our breath away’
livemint.com/science/nasas-mars-rover-captures-honeycomb-landscape-on-red-planet-scientists-baffled-sea-of-polygons-took-our-breath-away-11785470952871.html
Curiosity's weaknesses: Pictures show destroyed Mars rover wheels: After almost 14 years on Mars, recent pictures of the Curiosity rover show clear signs of ...
winfuture.de/news,160357.html
Today in History: July 31, Apollo 15 astronauts use a lunar rover for the first time
mercurynews.com/2026/07/31/today-in-history-july-31-apollo-15-astronauts-use-a-lunar-rover-for-the-first-time/
Searching for signs of life on Mars, NASA’s robotic missions dig for clues: NASA's Mars rover cameras have captured extraordinary images, revealing the planet's ...
usatoday.com/picture-gallery/tech/science/2025/09/15/what-nasa-mars-rovers-found-photos/86171084007/
NASA released images captured by the Curiosity rover showing a honeycomb-textured landscape on Mars.
The images were taken after the rover climbed over a ... Show more
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"This sea of polygons took our breath away": Curiosity amazes researchers on Mars
merkur.de/wissen/mars-fund-nasa-rover-curiosity-entdeckt-riesiges-polygon-muster-zr-94422951.html
manilastandard.net Jul 30
WATCH | NASA released a 360-degree view of a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” revealing an expansive landscape marked by honeycomb-like patterns known ... Show more
More evidence Mars once had water emerges from old Spirit rover data: More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars, a researcher from Edith ...
phys.org/news/2026-07-evidence-mars-emerges-spirit-rover.html
Poem for Engineers: A Martian Rover Sends a Postcard: Read Paul Jones’s poem from our August 2026 issue
spectrum.ieee.org/poem-martian-rover
Nvidia is sending GPUs to the Moon: If there's a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.
techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/nvidia-is-sending-gpus-to-the-moon/
NASA Is Looking for Volunteers to Spend a Year Pretending They’re on the Moon or Mars
vice.com/en/article/nasa-is-looking-for-volunteers-to-spend-a-year-pretending-theyre-on-the-moon-or-mars/
JPL is opening its doors. When? T-minus three months and counting: NASA's leading hub for the science and engineering of robotic space exploration is ...
pasadenastarnews.com/2026/07/22/jpl-is-opening-its-doors-when-t-minus-three-months-and-counting/
Mill Valley native helps steer Mars rover team to victory: Jesse Deuel’s personal philosophy is to “shoot for the highest things you can see.” Recently ...
mercurynews.com/2026/07/18/mill-valley-native-helps-steer-mars-rover-team-to-victory/
NASA reveals absolutely bonkers new Moon rover: A spare Mars rover might be sent to the Moon as part of the development of its Moon Base
sciencefocus.com/news/nasa-promise-moon-rover
Former Apple and Audi engineers have unveiled the Amble One, a lightweight electric vehicle inspired by NASA’s Moon Buggy ... Show more
Using the Curiosity rover, researchers found stones composed of native sulfur in Gediz Vallis, within Gale crater on Mars ... Show more
Enginefall developer Red Rover Interactive to cut workforce by 22 roles: "Finishing the work to the standard the game deserves requires more time ...
gamesindustry.biz/enginefall-developer-red-rover-interactive-to-cut-workforce-by-22-roles
Videos: A Lunar Mars Rover, Floating Robots, and More: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
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A Mars rover found organic carbon just sitting on a rock: The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth ...
sciencenews.org/article/mars-carbon-complex-organic-rock
livescience Jun 25
NASA rover finds record-breaking trove of complex organic molecules on Mars: Data from NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of macromolecular carbon ...
livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-rover-finds-record-breaking-trove-of-complex-organic-molecules-on-mars
Here's a look at NASA's new rover bound for moon, Mars: Meet ERNEST, the 4-foot long prototype that could inspire future rovers that will explore the moon and ...
usatoday.com/videos/tech/space/2026/06/26/nasa-ernest-rover-moon-mars-test/90706265007/
dlvr.it Jun 25
Perseverance rover finds even more signs of extinct life on Mars: Scientists remain skeptical, plead for someone to bring the rocks home
theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/25/perseverance-rover-finds-even-more-signs-of-extinct-life-on-mars/5262477
New Atlas Jun 22
Lizard-inspired wiggly wheels let Mars rover swim through sand: New Mars rover prototype with lizard-inspired wiggly wheels excels in sandy terrain ...
newatlas.com/robotics/mars-rover-lizard-inspired-wheels-swim-sand/
The Ingenious Fixes Keeping the Curiosity Rover Rolling: It takes some special tricks to maintain a robot 200 million kilometers from home
spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science
Lunar Atomic Clock Laser Promises Ultra Stable Time: A new proposal turns darkened craters into homes for incredibly stable lasers
spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-lasers-optical-atomic-clock
Mars life search gets boost as rover test distinguishes mirrored biosignature molecules
phys.org/news/2026-06-mars-life-boost-rover-distinguishes.html
NASA tests advanced capabilities for moon and Mars rovers: A prototype rover built with a new design for tackling rugged terrain is helping teams refine ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-06-nasa-advanced-capabilities-moon-mars.html
Space Jun 18
NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?
space.com/astronomy/mars/nasas-perseverance-rover-just-ran-a-marathon-on-mars-could-you-do-the-same
Mineral garnet discovered in Mars meteorite may reveal how the red planet evolved billions of years ago
phys.org/news/2026-06-mineral-garnet-mars-meteorite-reveal.html
The Japanese lunar lander SLIM successfully deployed a compact spherical robot that transformed into a wheeled rover and explored the lunar surface ... Show more
From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration
From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration
The Japanese lunar lander SLIM successfully deployed a compact spherical robot that transformed into a wheeled rover and explored the lunar surface ... Show more
From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration
From ball to rover: Transformable palm-sized rover SORA-Q for autonomous lunar exploration
New Atlas Jun 14
Pegasus: The next-gen lunar rover that will leave Apollo buggy in its dust: NASA's Pegasus lunar rover, built by Lunar Outpost, is set to support a ...
newatlas.com/space-systems/pegasus-next-gen-lunar-rover/
The Ingenious Fixes Keeping the Curiosity Rover Rolling: It takes some special tricks to maintain a robot 200 million kilometers from home
spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science
Space Jun 13
How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon: An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully ...
space.com/astronomy/moon/how-japanese-scientists-sent-a-real-life-transformer-to-the-moon
Tiny ‘crawling’ robot solves Japan’s moon lander mystery: A palm-sized shape-shifting rover helped scientists understand what went wrong with Japan’s SLIM moon ...
indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/tiny-crawling-robot-solves-japans-moon-lander-mystery-10736711/
Lunar Atomic Clock Laser Promises Ultra Stable Time: A new proposal turns darkened craters into homes for incredibly stable lasers
spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-lasers-optical-atomic-clock
Landers, Rovers, Drones: NASA Details Moon Plans: After the successful Artemis II mission, NASA continues to refine its lunar plans. The head of the US agency ...
spektrum.de/news/raumfahrt-nasa-konkretisiert-mondplaene/2326463
NASA Unveils Moon Base Plans, With 'Semi-Permanent' Infrastructure in 2029: NASA has laid out further plans to build a permanent base on the Moon ...
ign.com/articles/nasa-unveils-moon-base-plans-with-semi-permanent-infrastructure-in-2029
Moon Mission: NASA Wants to Push Ahead with Plans for Moon Station: The US space agency wants to build a station on the moon where people can live permanently ...
zeit.de/wissenschaft/2026-05/mond-nasa-mondstation-mission-lander-rover-drohnen
Space travel: NASA pushes ahead with the construction of a lunar base: Landers, rovers, drones: NASA is specifying its plans for the moon. To achieve the goal of ...
sueddeutsche.de/wissen/nasa-mondbasis-missionen-li.3489633
NASA announced which two companies would be tasked to build lunar rovers for its future moon base as well as the company that will fly them there among other ... Show more
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Test run for the real thing: Researchers send Mars rover 250 meters deep into the Zugspitze
az-online.de/welt/forscher-schicken-mars-roboter-250-meter-tief-in-die-zugspitze-technik-besteht-haertetest-zr-94318511.html
SciTechDaily May 13
This Mars Rock Refused To Let Go of NASA’s Curiosity Rover: Curiosity accidentally yanked a rock out of Mars and spent days trying to shake it loose.
scitechdaily.com/this-mars-rock-refused-to-let-go-of-nasas-curiosity-rover/
Space May 18
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY
space.com/astronomy/asteroids/watch-an-asteroid-the-size-of-a-blue-whale-hurtle-towards-earth-live-online-may-18
How Far Has NASA’s Perseverance Rover Traveled on Mars? The Answer May Surprise You
gizmodo.com/how-far-has-nasas-perseverance-rover-traveled-on-mars-the-answer-may-surprise-you-2000759104
NASA Rover Gets Arm Stuck Inside Mars Rock, Struggles to Break Free: NASA Curiosity rover got its robotic arm stuck in a Mars rock it was drilling into ...
futurism.com/space/nasa-rover-stuck-rock
Gemstones on Mars—why the Red Planet could be harboring rubies, opals, and more: NASA’s Mars rovers have found traces of minerals akin to those that make up ...
scientificamerican.com/article/gemstones-on-mars-why-the-red-planet-could-be-harboring-rubies-opals-and-more/
