NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Going to Be Seriously Badass
Should all go according to plan, NASA will launch its next Martian rover in July 2020. The robotic probe is still under…
Software Error Implicated in Crash of Mars Lander
Researchers with the ExoMars mission are pointing to a potential computing glitch as the cause of last week’s crash of…
This Is NASA's New Mars Rover
NASA is racing to finish a new Mars rover, and the mission just got a launch and land date. The new rover will leave…
Here's the New Drilling-Lander That NASA Is Sending Up to Mars
Late last year, the lander NASA was going to send up to Mars was grounded just three months before its planned launch…
JPL Rocket Scientist Shows Why He's the Right Kind of Crazy
When NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August 2012, millions of people across the globe tuned in to watch. It…
The Last-Minute Decision That Saved a Mission to Mars
In August 2012, millions of Earthlings watched live as a hovering sky crane dropped the Curiosity rover onto the…
NASA Just Called Off the Launch for Its Brand New Mars Lander
Mars InSight lander was set to blast its way towards the red planet just three short months from now. Today, NASA…
This is the Soundtrack of a Martian Marathon
The first Martian marathon was no easy trek: the Opportunity rover had to struggle through smooth, soft sand and…
Get a Sneak Peek at XKCD Creator Randall Munroe's New Book
We’re big fans of xkcd here at Gizmodo (who isn’t?), and also of learnin’ about things, so we’re pretty excited for…
The Curiosity Rover Looks Incredibly Lonely When Seen From Space
On the 949th day of its Martian mission, the Curiosity Rover was spotted by its space-based companion, the Mars…
All Hail Opportunity Rover, Future Martian Terror
Back in 2010, XKCD's Randall Munroe devoted a surprisingly moving webcomic to Spirit, NASA's ill-fated and ultimately…
A Look at How Mini Helicopters Could Help NASA's Future Rovers
Driving on the surface of Mars pretty much sucks. Even though the Opportunity rover celebrated its 11th anniversary on…
Amnesiac Mars Rover Is Getting Brain Surgery From Millions of Miles Away
NASA has had some truly bad luck lately, underscored by the cancellation of an ambitious balloon mission due to a leak…
Making A Trip To Mars Cheaper & Easier: The Case For Ballistic Capture
When sending spacecraft to Mars, the current, preferred method involves shooting spacecraft towards Mars at…
The Curiosity Rover Has Arrived At Its Primary Scientific Target!
It took a little more than 2 years and nearly 9 kilometers of driving, but NASA's Curiosity Rover has finally reached…
NASA Wants Mars Curiosity Rover to "Drive Less And Do More Science"
NASA plans to extend seven of its ongoing planetary missions, a review panel announced yesterday. Two of the…
NASA Will Reformat Mars Rover's Flash Memory From 125 Million Miles Away
NASA's Opportunity rover is still trundling across the surface of Mars, more than 11 years after its 90 day mission…
NASA Will Make Oxygen From CO2 On the Surface of Mars
NASA just announced what the Mars 2020 rover will carry to the Martian surface, and one of them sounds like pure…
Behold, "The Space Robot Equivalent Of An Owl Pellet"
NASA's Curiosity rover recently... erm... "unburdened" itself of a rock sample, then took a photo to mark the…
Humans Have Been Going to the Moon for Almost Half a Century
Forty-five years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center on humanity's first crewed mission to the…