Spirit Rover
Spirit Rover Touchdown 12 Years Ago Started Spectacular Martian Science Adventure
Exactly 12 Years ago this week, NASA’s now famous Spirit rover touched down on the Red Planet, starting a spectacular…
Canadian Micro-Rover and Lander “Northern Light” Aim for Launch to Mars in 2018
The first Canadian mission to Mars could be blasting off towards the Red Planet in just three years time. At…
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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…
Spirit and Opportunity Top 10 Decade 1 Discoveries – Top Rover Scientist Tells Universe Today
A Top 10 Decade 1 Discovery by NASA's Twin Mars Exploration Rovers Carbonate-Containing Martian Rocks discovered by Spirit Mars Rover…
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Opportunity Discovers That Oldest Rocks Reveal Best Chance for Martian Life
After a decade of roving relentlessly on the Red Planet, NASA’s Opportunity rover discovered rocks that preserve the best evidence…
Opportunity Rover Starts 2nd Decade by Spectacular Mountain Summit and Mineral Goldmine
Opportunity by Solander Point peak – 2nd Mars Decade Starts here! NASA’s Opportunity rover captured this panoramic mosaic on Dec.…
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Spirit Retrospective: Top Shots on 10th Year Since Mars Touchdown
A Moment Frozen in Time On May 19th, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the…
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Spirit Rover Landed on Mars 10 Years Ago Today
Ten Years Ago, Spirit Rover Lands on Mars This bird's-eye view from August 2005 combines a self-portrait of the spacecraft…
Weekly Space Hangout – January 3, 2014: Quadrantids & What’s Coming in 2014
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Emily Lakdawalla, David Dickinson, Jason Major, Brian Koberlein, Brian Wang (more…)
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Curiosity Interview with Project Manager Jim Erickson-Part 2-Dealing with Dunes and Comet ISON on the Road to Mt. Sharp
Curiosity On the Road to Mount Sharp and treacherous Sand Dunes - Sol 338 - July 19 Curiosity captured this…