Mars
Opportunity’s Hardware is Working Properly
Opportunity has tested out the three scientific sensing tools on its robotic arm, and it appears they all survived the…
Search for Beagle 2 is Winding Down
After three more days of intense searching for the Beagle 2 lander, team leader Colin Pillinger said, "we have to…
Opportunity is in a Small Crater
NASA's Opportunity rover landed in an incredibly lucky spot on Sunday morning; inside a small impact crater, and very near…
Engineers Restore Communications With Spirit
NASA engineers think they've got a way to communicate reliably with Spirit after it stopped responding normally last week. They…
Opportunity Joins Spirit on Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA's Opportunity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars early Sunday morning, giving the agency two…
Engineers Struggle to Reestablish Link to Spirit
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA engineers have been working overtime to reestablish communications with the Spirit rover after it mysteriously stopped…
First Data from Mars Express
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency has gathered a mountain of new data from the Mars Express orbiter, which…
Weather on Earth is a Problem for Spirit
Image credit: NASA/JPL A thunderstorm in Australia has hampered communications between NASA and the Spirit rover on Mars. The rover…
Next Steps for Beagle 2
Image credit: Beagle2 Controllers initiated a state of radio silence with the Beagle 2 lander after it failed to report…
Spirit Reaches Out to Adirondack
Image credit: NASA/JPL Spirit is reaching out to test the nearby rock, "Adirondack", which controllers targeted to get a better…