Morookian is one of two dozen employees at the lab who drive Perseverance, a $2 billion, six-wheeled NASA robot exploring a distant planet covered in rocks, boulders, sand dunes and craters.

By analyzing the Chesapeake Bay crater and its materials, scientists have gained valuable insights into the planet’s evolution and resilience in the face of catastrophic events. “The ...

Athena’s face plant was Intuitive Machine’s second ... from its target location on Mons Mouton, inside a crater. A transmitted image showed the craft lying on its side, partly in shadow ...