Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck because the surface of the moon is "fluffier" than on Earth, suggests a new study. Researchers reckon they've finally worked out why the multi-million dollar ...

Human colonization may still be a way off, but NASA has been exploring Mars with a series of ever-larger mobile science labs.

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MADISON — 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, ...

The Lunokhod 1 rover stopped communicating in 1971 and was considered lost for decades, but a laser experiment detected a ...

USC engineering students were part of the team that developed and trained the robot. (Teo Gonzales / Daily Trojan file photo) In April 2009, a NASA rover was exploring the surface of Mars when it rode ...

GRANITEVILLE — Middle and high school students assembled and programmed robotic rovers at Aiken Technical College’s “Cyber Power Camp: Mars Rover Mission Edition” June 9-13, building hands-on skills ...