NASA’s ERNEST rover climbs tough terrain, drives faster, and uses AI to prepare for future Moon and Mars missions.

On June 14, 2026, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completed a marathon, or 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) as a spacecraft ...

The space agency shared footage of tests with its Ernest prototype rover.

The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven that had never been detected before on the red planet. These carbon-containing ...

This new home for NASA’s Mars rover mission was characterized by Jennifer Trosper, the ROC program manager, in the following words when the facility was officially inaugurated at the Jet Propulsion ...

A new, four-wheeled prototype completed a 26-kilometre desert field test to validate advanced active suspension and autonomous navigation systems. The technology will enable future planetary rovers to ...

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons. The Red Planet is a ...

NASA’s ERNEST rover prototype drove 16 miles in 37 hours during desert testing, hitting 0.6mph. That is 10x faster than Perseverance or Curiosity on Mars. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has built a ...

On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the team of engineers trailing ...

The Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain (ERNEST) test rover has been put through its paces with great ...