A new technology lets NASA’s Mars rover pinpoint its position within inches, drive farther on its own, and speed up exploration.

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy in a statement. “The identification of a potential biosignature ...

For five years the Mars Rover has been exploring without the aid of maps, GPS or even a brief idea of where it’s going without the help of people on Earth feeding it information ...

No Mars Rovers were harmed in the procurement of this data.

NASA and JPL enhanced Curiosity and Perseverance navigation using AutoNav, AEGIS, OBP, and Mars Global Localization to improve autonomous driving on Mars.

Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ without phoning home for help NASA has revealed it repurposed the processor the Perseverance rover used to communicate with the ...

Perseverance, the NASA Mars rover that launched on July 30, 2020, is set to land on the red planet Thursday afternoon. The rover will touchdown on Mars around 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The landing can be ...

According to NASA, the rover’s landing was the most challenging touchdown on Mars that’s been attempted by the agency. Right before the landing, NASA engineers were on pins and needles as the rover ...

Mars Global Localization (MGL), a tech similar to GPS on Earth, lets Perseverance nail down its coordinates to about 10 inches.