Mars

Panoramic View of Mars

Image credit: NASA/JPL Mission controllers have released the first panoramic 360-degree view of the Martian landscape taken by the Spirit…

21 years ago

Spirit Will Roll Off Secondary Ramp

Image credit: NASA/JPL After several attempts to collapse the airbag which is blocking Spirit's exit from the lander, controllers have…

21 years ago

Additional Attempts Fail to Reach Beagle 2

Image credit: Beagle 2 Mars Express has made several more attempts to reach the British-built Beagle 2 lander, and so…

21 years ago

Spirit Stands Up

Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA engineers confirmed today that the Spirit rover has successfully unfolded itself and "stood up" from its…

21 years ago

Spirit’s Airbags will Get Another Tug

Image credit: NASA/JPL Engineers have found that Spirit's landing on Mars didn't go quite as smoothly as they'd hoped. It…

21 years ago

Spirit Landing Site Named for Columbia Crew

Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe announced on Tuesday that they plan to name the Spirit landing site in…

21 years ago

Mars Express Fails to Communicate with Beagle 2

Image credit: ESA The first opportunity for Mars Express to hear from Beagle 2 has come and gone, and so…

21 years ago

Spirit’s First Colour Photo of Mars

Well, here it is, the picture we've all been waiting for - the first colour image from the surface of…

21 years ago

Scientists Plot Spirit’s First Targets

Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA scientists are chomping at the bit to get Spirit rolling, and they've already found what will…

21 years ago

Mars Express Gets Set to Locate Beagle 2

Image credit: ESA On January 7 and for the following three days, Mars Express will attempt to communicate with the…

21 years ago