Spirit Might Not Make it Through The Winter
Two weeks. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has until Christmas to make it to a nice, sunny slope of a nearby plateau, where it will point its solar panels towards the Sun…
View ArticleVideo: NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Has Run a Marathon on Mars
All eyes will be on the new Mars rover Curiosity when it lands in just over two weeks, but lest we forget, NASA’s indefatigable Mars rover Opportunity is still rolling along,…
View ArticleMysterious Martian Spheres Might Be The Weird Work Of Water
Strange new spheres on the surface of Mars have planetary geologists buzzing--they might be the result of water, they could be left over from a major crater-causing impact,…
View ArticleThe Year On Mars: The Red Planet's Greatest Moments Of 2012
_ Click to launch the photo gallery_ We are bidding farewell to an epic year for space explorers, who for the past 12 months have been graced with some of the best images…
View ArticleNew York Fashion Week Lands On Mars
Much of the clothing in New York's Fashion Week appears to have been designed by people from another planet, but in this case there's actual extraterrestrial inspiration.
View ArticleNext Month, Mars Solar Conjunction Means Vacation For NASA Teams
For the scientists and engineers working on NASA's Mars program, an upcoming alignment of the planets presages some possible good news. Thanks to the sun, it's spring break time. Every 26 months or...
View ArticleMars Rover Opportunity Throws Itself Into Standby Mode
The Mars rover Opportunity has put itself into a type of standby mode, and NASA managers are waiting for it to resume normal behavior. The rover may have sensed something amiss while it was waiting...
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