A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

American space agency NASA is looking into nickel-titanium as a potential material for future planetary rovers wheels, ...

Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover captures video of solar eclipse on Mars. The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the ...

The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and ...

While robotic missions have returned samples from the moon and space rocks like asteroids ... including whether life ever thrived. "NASA’s rovers are enduring Mars’ harsh environment to ...

The wheels of rovers wear out badly on Mars. NASA is testing new types of wheels made from a special alloy that are less susceptible to deformation.