Mars
Interplanetary Network Connects Rovers, Orbiters, Agencies and Earth
NASA and the European Space Agency have demonstrated that their spacecraft can talk to each other. In a recent test,…
Spirit Sees Rising Pockets of Warm Air
An instrument on board NASA's Spirit rover has detected warm air thermals rising off the surface of Mars; the first…
Search Ends for Beagle 2
Officials announced today that they have given up search for the Beagle 2 lander, which was supposed to have landed…
Close Examination of Bedrock Reveals More Clues
NASA's Opportunity rover is continuing to examine the exposed bedrock at the edge of the crater. The first images showed…
Both Rovers on the Move
After it had finished examining "Adirondack", NASA's Spirit rover drove right over it and kept on moving for another 6.4…
Opportunity Gets Rolling
NASA engineers commanded the Opportunity rover to drive forward 3.5 metres from its previous position towards the rocky outcrop on…
Rover Sees Spheres in the Martian Soil
Scientists on Earth have investigated the microscopic pictures of Martian soil returned by NASA's Opportunity rover, and found features that…
Can the Rovers Find Life on Mars?
Some of the first images sent back to Earth by NASA's Opportunity rover are of exposed layered rock which could…
Closeup Look at Martian Soil
NASA's Opportunity rover took a close look at the Martian soil near its landing site yesterday with its microscope, and…
Columbia Astronauts Get Mountains on Mars
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced on Monday that seven hills to the east of the Spirit rover's landing site would…