Martian mudstones contain features that NASA says are the "clearest sign of life" yet on Mars, according to findings from ...

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

NASA's InSight lander may be relaxing in retirement on Mars, but the robot continues to provide the space agency with valuable information. Recently, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter checked on its ...

Rovers explore distant planets for decades, where humans can't yet go. Here's how NASA sends updates to these rovers from miles away to keep them running.

Mars may look calm and quiet, but its surface hides one of the most challenging forces in space exploration: dust. In this video, we dive into the strange and powerful role of Martian dust, how it ...

Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

NASA’s Valkyrie is undergoing tests to understand what it would take to get a humanoid robot onto offshore facilities or into ...

LASSIE (short for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analogue Environments) is a quadrupedal robot built by engineers at ...

Rick Chappell, director of Science and Research Communications, director of the Dyer Observatory, and former associate director for science at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville can ...

After about five months of collecting information on whether Mars can sustain life, NASA scientists have started to shut down heaters, scientific instruments and even the robotic arm onboard the ...

Researchers are closer to equipping a dog-like robot to conduct science on the surface of Mars after five days of experiments this month at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. The national park ...