Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

Perseverance has slightly different wheels than NASA’s other Mars rover, Curiosity. Perseverance’s wheels are slightly larger in diameter, at 52.6 centimeters (20.7 inches) versus 50.8 ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover got some gorgeous new wheels. The wheels are different from those of the Curiosity rover, and will play a pivotal role in ensuring the robot can traverse the Martian ...

Perseverance can watch the terrain as it drives, and if its wheels slip too much, the rover will stop and “call home for Mommy, wait to be told what to do and we’ll figure it out on the ground ...

As fun as it would be to visit Mars, we wouldn't necessarily want to walk a mile in the Curiosity rover's shoes — or rather, its wheels. After landing in Mars' Gale Crater in 2012 and traveling ...

Perseverance can watch the terrain as it drives, and if its wheels slip too much, the rover will stop and “call home for Mommy, wait to be told what to do and we’ll figure it out on the ground ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is negotiating a steeply sloping route up Jezero Crater's western wall with the aim of cresting the rim in early December. During the climb, the rover snapped not ...

After a steep monthslong trek, the Perseverance rover has reached the top of Jezero Crater on Mars. The site is a region unlike anything Perseverance has encountered during its 3 ½-year journey ...

Perseverance can watch the terrain as it drives, and if its wheels slip too much, the rover will stop and "call home for Mommy, wait to be told what to do and we'll figure it out on the ground ...