Mars Rovers
How Long Will Our Spacecraft Survive?
There are many hazards out there, eager to disrupt and dismantle the mighty machines we send out into space. How…
Opportunity Rover Team Honors Pioneering Lindbergh Flight at Mars Mountaintop Crater
Martian Reminder of a Pioneering Flight. Names related to the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic have been informally…
Helicopter Drones on Mars
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently announced that it is developing a small drone helicopter to scout the way for future…
Curiosity Skips Drilling, Resumes Mount Sharp Trek after Pounding Slippery Rock at Martian Valley of Slippery Sands
NASA’s Curiosity rover will skip drilling into a possible 4th rock target and instead resume the trek to Mount Sharp…
Curiosity Reverses Back from Martian Valley of Slippery Sand and Finds Fourth Rock Drilling Candidate at ‘Bonanza King’
NASA’s Curiosity rover looks back to ramp with 4th drill site target at ‘Bonanza King’ rock outcrop in ‘Hidden Valley’…
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Opportunity Peers Out from ‘Pillinger Point’ – Honoring British Beagle 2 Mars Scientist Where Ancient Water Flowed
NASA’s decade old Opportunity rover has reached a long sought after region of aluminum-rich clay mineral outcrops at a new…
Curiosity says ‘Goodbye Kimberley’ after Parting Laser Blasts and Seeking New Adventures Ahead
NASA’s rover Curiosity said ‘Goodbye Kimberley’ having fulfilled her objectives of drilling into a cold red sandstone slab, sampling the…
Opportunity Rover Gets Power Boost from Wind Events on Mars
The Opportunity rover on Mars has gotten a 70% boost in power over the past few weeks. A good portion…
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Curiosity Rover pauses mid-drive and captures Spectacular Martian Mountain Snapshot
Mars rock rows and Spectacular Mount Sharp Martian landscape scene with rows of striated rocks in the foreground and spectacular…
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Martian Dune Buggy Curiosity Adopts New Driving Mode to Save Wheels from Rough Rocks
Curiosity looks back eastward to ‘Dingo Gap’ sand dune inside Gale Crater After crossing over the 3 foot (1 meter)…