When NASA prepared to land a rover on Mars, engineers turned to a design that looked more like a toy than a spacecraft.

ST. LOUIS – From the red dirt of Utah to the world stage, the Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team has brough home a major win for their custom-built Mars rover and its robotic arm!

Jeremy Rabe and Tom Trtan were thrilled to welcome some of the Student Engineers that recently WON 1st place at the University Rover Challenge. In June 2025, the Mars Rover Design Team at Missouri S&T ...

(THE CONVERSATION) NASA’s search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover’s ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover recently captured a sweeping panorama of Mars’ Gale Crater under exceptionally favorable viewing conditions, offering one of the clearest looks yet at the vast Martian basin.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College (THE CONVERSATION) NASA’s search for evidence of past ...