Meet ERNEST, NASA’s Next-Generation Rover Designed to Be Faster and Tougher

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Source: www.gizmodo.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:05 GMT

The prototype rover recently traversed across the Colorado Desert at 10 times the speed of its predecessors.