Robotic Exploration
Planetary Rovers: Are We Alone?
Planetary rovers attempt to answer the most profound question in science
Forgotten Soviet Moon Rover Found
Rediscovering the 40-year-old robot could help astronomers put general relativity to the test
Fetching a Piece of Heaven
A Japanese spaceship is limping home with what scientists pray will be a chunk of asteroid
India Joins League of Lunar Nations
G. Madhavan Nair, head of the Indian space agency, discusses India's plans for the moon, Mars, and more
A Russian Return to a Martian Moon
Will Russia's mission to Phobos reignite its deep-space program? [From Special Report: Why Mars? Why Now?]
Robots Aboard the International Space Station
Blog Post: NASA shares this video update on SPHERES and Robonaut 2 aboard the ISS
Cute Little Drone Could Soar Through the Skies of Saturn’s Moon Titan
Blog Post: Why Titan is the perfect place to deploy an autonomous aerial exploration drone for a year
How NASA's Curiosity Rover Will Land on Mars
Blog Post: Picture a commando rappelling from a helicopter -- that's how NASA plans to land its new rover on the surface of Mars
Window Closes for Russia's Mars Mission
Blog Post: Russia's ambitious sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos has reached the end of its original launch window
To Mars and Back Again
Blog Post: Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission - which aims to return to Earth with samples of the Martian moon Phobos - is set to launch this week
Build Your Own Undersea Robot
Article: With a remotely operated underwater vehicle, you can explore the depths without getting wet
Dextre Robot Repairs ISS While Astronauts Sleep
Blog Post: Your friendly neighborhood robot electrician is happy to come by and fix your fried circuits, as long as your neighborhood is the International Space Station
Armored Spacecraft Sets Course for Jupiter
Blog Post: Ensuring that NASA's Juno spacecraft could withstand Jupiter's harsh radiation environment came with a few challenges
How China Plans To Send Robots To the Moon
Blog Post: At ICRA's 2011 opening keynote, the chief scientist of China's lunar exploration program discusses the future of robotic missions to the moon
JPL Animation Shows Off New Mars Rover's Harrowing Travel Plan
Blog Post: A rocket launch, eight month space cruise, atmospheric re-entry, parachute deployment, and then rocket-powered sky crane drop... Doesn't get much crazier than that
