Mars
Engineers Struggle to Reestablish Link to Spirit
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA engineers have been working overtime to reestablish communications with the Spirit rover after it mysteriously stopped…
First Data from Mars Express
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency has gathered a mountain of new data from the Mars Express orbiter, which…
Weather on Earth is a Problem for Spirit
Image credit: NASA/JPL A thunderstorm in Australia has hampered communications between NASA and the Spirit rover on Mars. The rover…
Next Steps for Beagle 2
Image credit: Beagle2 Controllers initiated a state of radio silence with the Beagle 2 lander after it failed to report…
Spirit Reaches Out to Adirondack
Image credit: NASA/JPL Spirit is reaching out to test the nearby rock, "Adirondack", which controllers targeted to get a better…
Humans Will Need Robots to Go to Mars
Image credit: NASA Before humans can take the first tentative steps onto the Martian surface, our robots will have spent…
Spirit Investigates a Nearby Rock
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove a few metres yesterday to get nice and close to a…
First Image from Mars Express
Image credit: ESA Even though it hasn't reached its final operating orbit, the European Space Agency's Mars Express has delivered…
Spirit Examines the Martian Soil
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA's Spirit rover reached out and examined the Martian soil with its microscope instrument at the end…
Scientists Could Choose More Dangerous Targets on Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL If the next Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is as successful as Spirit, then engineers might loosen up…