Divide and conquer: Mars rovers to be superseded by swarms of two-wheeled robots
Skoltech scientists have proposed a concept for a modular Mars exploration rover. Leveraging the power of cooperative robotics, the new ...
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Sols 3442-3443: Deoch-an-Doris
In Scots Gaelic, "deoch-an-doris" loosely means "one for the road." Today we planned one more set of investigations on the ...
Got a hitch in our giddyup – Sols 3437-3438
We successfully drove further down off of the "Greenheugh pediment" as we head toward smoother driving pathways downhill. However, the ...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reroutes away from 'Gator-Back' rocks
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spent most of March climbing the "Greenheugh Pediment" - a gentle slope capped by rubbly sandstone. ...
Citizen scientists help map ridge networks on Mars
Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered unusual ridge networks on Mars using images from spacecraft orbiting the Red ...
Sol 3436: Motion Accomplished
There was good news when we came in for planning today - our remote mast recovery and all our other ...
Balancing Risks in the Seitah Region for Flight 24
Ingenuity continued its journey towards the river delta this weekend with Flight 24. This flight took place Sunday, April 3, ...
NASA's Pioneering Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Awarded Collier Trophy
The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award whose past recipients make up ...
Sol 3435: Maybe We Should Switch Names
It has been a frustrating week for the Curiosity science and engineering teams. While we have a better understanding of ...
Planetary scientist helps equip rover Perseverance with 4 of the 5 human senses
For two decades, Roger Wiens has built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars - and now ...