Watch incredible footage of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021. This landing began a mission to explore the Red Planet that still continues today. | NOVA l PBS

Perseverance just did something it’s never done before. On Dec. 8 and 10, 2025, the Mars rover completed drives planned by AI – not human mission planners. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration, generative AI created navigation waypoints for the rover, a complex decision-making task typically done by teams on Earth. The test hints at a future where planetary exploration is more efficient and delivers even more science. Learn more: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-completes-f