A European team has taken a bold step in space robotics with a new mission concept, published in Science Robotics, designed to autonomously explore lava tubes on the Moon and Mars. These underground ...

Out in the depths of space, in our solar system and beyond, there exist a vast variety of worlds. There are gas giant planets bigger than Jupiter, and extremely hot planets that orbit so close to ...

Various forms of hopping robots have crept into development for use in different space exploration missions. We've reported on their use on asteroids and even our own moon. But a study funded by ...

Modularity is taking off in more ways than one in space exploration. The design of the upcoming "Lunar Gateway" space station is supposed to be modular, with different modules being supplied by ...

Since playing around (read: performing experiments) in the Antarctic isn’t exactly the safest thing to do, scientists are turning to man’s best friend—the robot—to carry out experiments for them.

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA robots soon will begin exploring the dusty, rocky terrain of a barren desert on Earth much like the moon. Scientists and engineers will study the images and information ...

SPARROW, a steam-powered robotic concept, could one day take giant leaps over some of the most hazardous terrains known (and unknown) in the solar system. Steam locomotion may sound like an antiquated ...