In the vast expanse of space exploration, robotic rovers have become our proxy explorers, navigating alien terrains and collecting invaluable data. Yet, despite their advanced designs and capabilities ...

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, ...

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 ...

UW–Madison researchers have uncovered a flaw in the way that rover tests are evaluated on Earth, using computer simulation.

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 as ...

Lauren Edgar has spent nearly two decades at NASA studying the moon and Mars, guiding rover missions and helping design lunar science for the Artemis program. Now, she's trading her role behind the ...

One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the ...