Mars
Twin Rovers Examining at the Same Time
Both of NASA's twin rovers are now ready to perform a scientific study of Mars with the suite of tools…
Spirit is Fully Recovered
After 10 days of recovery work, engineers at NASA have given Spirit a clean bill of health; the rover is…
James Cameron’s Plans for Mars
Filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens) is an advocate for human missions to Mars, and feels that quality images will go…
Opportunity Rolls Off the Lander
NASA's Opportunity rover successfully rolled off its lander today and out onto the Martian surface - both rovers are now…
Spirit is On the Mend
NASA's Spirit rover has gotten back to work sending pictures back to Earth, now that engineers have worked through most…
An Advocate for Gusev Crater
Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, a planetary geologist with the SETI Institute and NASA's Ames Research Center, has been working for more…
Opportunity Begins Standing Up
NASA controllers gave Opportunity the commands on Wednesday that would begin the process of getting the rover to stand up…
Opportunity Landing Site Named for Challenger Crew
NASA announced today that it has dedicated Opportunity's landing site to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger, which were…
Martian Terrain Named for Lost Apollo Astronauts
NASA has memorialized the three members of Apollo 1 by naming terrain near the Spirit rover's landing site. Astronauts Gus…
Volcanoes Would Be Good Future Targets
When selecting targets for Spirit and Opportunity, NASA engineers were very cautious about where the rovers could land. They needed…