Search for Life
Curiosity Completes Crucial Course Correction – 1 Week from Mars !
Image Caption: Course correcting thruster firings on July 29 successfully placed Curiosity on target to touchdown beside Mount Sharp inside…
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T Minus 9 Days – Mars Orbiters Now in Place to Relay Critical Curiosity Landing Signals
Image Caption: NASA’s Mars Odyssey will relay near real time signals of this artist's concept depicting the moment that NASA's…
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Curiosity Halfway to Red Planet Touchdown
[/caption] As of today, NASA’s car sized Curiosity rover has reached the halfway point in her 352 million mile (567…
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A Penny for your Curiosity on Mars
[/caption] NASA’s huge Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is carrying a vintage Lincoln penny along for the long interplanetary…
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Opportunity Phones Home Dusty Self-Portraits and Ground Breaking Science
[/caption] Opportunity, the Princess of Martian Robots, phoned home dusty new self portraits - above and below - of her…
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Experts React to Obama Slash to NASA’s Mars and Planetary Science Exploration
[/caption] Earth’s next Mars Rover - NOT Made in USA Just days after President Obama met with brilliant High School…
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Budget Axe to Gore America’s Future Exploration of Mars and Search for Martian Life
[/caption] America’s hugely successful Mars Exploration program is apparently about to be gutted by Obama Administration officials wielding a hefty…
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NASA’s Resilient Rover Opportunity Begins Year 9 On Mars with Audacious Science Ahead
[/caption] Today, the resilient Opportunity robot begins her 9th year roving around beautifully Earth-like Martian terrain where potentially life sustaining…
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Crucial Rocket Firing Puts Curiosity on Course for Martian Crater Touchdown
[/caption] NASA’s car-sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is now on course to touch down inside a crater on…
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8 Years of Spirit on Mars – Pushing as Hard as We Can and Beyond !
[/caption] January 2012 marks the 8th anniversary since of the daring landing’s of “Spirit” and “Opportunity” - NASA’s now legendary…