Missions
Happy Birthday Spirit!
[/caption] What were you doing five years ago today? I remember trying to watch NASA TV on my computer in…
Phoenix Not Covered With Ice — Yet
[/caption] The HiRISE Camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is keeping an eye on the Phoenix lander, and took…
How to Drive a Mars Rover, Part 3: Five Years on Mars
[/caption] In preparation of celebrating Spirit and Opportunity's fifth anniversary on Mars in January, we've been talking with rover driver…
How to Drive a Mars Rover, Part 2
[/caption] The Mars Exploration Rovers have been traversing the surface of the Red Planet for almost five years now. But…
How to Drive the Mars Rovers, Part 1: Rover Updates
[/caption] In January of 2004, NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, landed on the Red…
“Clumpiness” of Mars Soil Clue to Climate Cycles
[/caption] Scientists from the Phoenix Mars Lander mission say the lander uncovered clues that the Martian arctic soil has been…
Time Magazine Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2008: Space and Physics Dominate
[/caption]2008 has been an astounding year of scientific discovery. To celebrate this fact, Time Magazine has listed the "Top 10…
HiRISE Wows Again, This Time in 3-D
[/caption] Grab your 3-D glasses and prepare to be amazed (and addicted!) The team from the remarkable HiRISE Camera on…
“Stairways” on Mars Lead to Clues on Cyclical, Moderate Climate
[/caption] We see evidence on Mars' surface of a violent past: massive volcanic eruptions, catastrophic floods, and a surface scarred…
US Space Missions
The United States has launched dozens of missions into space. Most people can only recall two with ease: Apollo 11…