Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of NASA's robotic rovers on Mars has for the first time ever detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes ...

On a cold, thin-aired world where sound barely carries, a NASA rover has picked up something that should not be possible: the crackle of lightning on Mars. Instead of the deep, rolling thunder ...

Scientists believe they have detected lightning on Mars, thanks to the sensitive microphone aboard NASA's Perseverance rover. The discovery was made by "eavesdropping" on the planet's whirling winds.

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA’s Perseverance rover. The crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a ...

During a news conference on last week, NASA announced that the agency is "thinking very hard right now" about sending the ...

Explore Mars through the eyes of the Perseverance rover. This video showcases a newly released selfie taken at the 'Arethusa' ...

NASA's new rover prototype could inform the next-generation robotic vehicle that explore the moon and Mars. Here's everything to know.

NASA's Curiosity rover was built for a 2-year Mars mission. Nearly 14 years later, it is still making history in Gale Crater.

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