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Mars orbiter watches Perseverance cross the finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026

On June 14, 2026, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completed a marathon, or 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) as a spacecraft ...
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Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. Engineers have figured out why

When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel—as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009—Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series ...

NASA Is Testing A Rover That Can Drive Faster And Lift Its Wheels To Climb Obstacles

The space agency shared footage of tests with its Ernest prototype rover.
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Scientists figure out the flaw behind stuck rovers using free software

Space operations are extremely sophisticated and expensive undertakings. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially when it comes to on-ground missions on extra-terrestrial bodies such ...
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Venturi Space announces European lunar rover design

Antonio Delfino (left), director of space affairs at Venturi Space, shows off a model of the company's Mona Luna rover at the Paris Air Show June 16. PARIS — Venturi Space, a company that has ...
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Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment

University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028. Six student teams acted as ...