NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.

For the first time the rover's journey was planned by artificial intelligence (AI), and not by human operators, who usually choose the route. Find out more here.

The AI used the same data human planners employ to guide Perseverance through the Martian terrain. February marks the five-year anniversary of Perseverance ‘s time on Mars. But when it comes to trying out new things, NASA’s rover seems to be as active as it was on the day it first arrived on the Martian regolith.

NASA has released its monthly skywatching update on what to look out for over the coming weeks, and you can probably guess which event tops the list. That’s right: the Artemis II mission. NASA is about to launch a crew on a voyage around the moon in what will be the first human lunar mission