NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by ...

On June 14, 2026, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completed a marathon, or 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) as a spacecraft watched from orbit.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this photo as Perseverance crossed the 42-kilometer finish line—or is it a starting line? (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA has announced yet another milestone ...

While Perseverance completed a marathon on Mars within five years of its landing, NASA’s Curiosity rover had taken double the ...

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Perseverance only reached the marathon distance as the second rover on another celestial body. Shortly before, it was photographed from space.

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Perseverance ...

NASA’s Perseverance took this selfie on May 10 along the rim of the Jezero crater. Unbothered. In its lane. Focused. Dusty. Fabulous. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took some time away from its ...

It did so in just five years.