The scientists operating NASA's Curiosity rover are breathing a sigh of relief after successfully removing a troublesome rock that got stuck on the end of the Mars rover's robotic arm for nearly a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover keeps cruisin' and can't stop, won't stop movin'—except when its drill got stuck in some rock. The ...

The 29-pound rock didn’t budge for almost a week. You know the feeling, you’re exploring an alien planet and drill into a rock, but the rock clings onto you and won’t let go. You wave your arms around ...

It’s tough being a robot trekking along the dry, arid terrain of another planet with no humans around. NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent the past 13 years drilling through samples on Mars, and one rock ...

Here's a small little reminder that space exploration is still full of messy, unexpected surprises. A sample rock nicknamed Atacama clung to the Curiosity rover’s drill for days before the Mars robot ...

NASA's Curiosity rover became the center of attention after an unexpected drilling incident on the Martian surface. During a routine sampling task, the Curiosity rover accidentally lifted a large Mars ...

Thirteen years after Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways to make the NASA rover even more productive. The six-wheeled robot has been given more autonomy and the ability to ...