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10 Years & Top 10 Discoveries from Marvelous Mars Express

This week marks the 10th anniversary since the launch of the European Space Agencies’ (ESA) Mars Express orbiter from the…

11 years ago

Opportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record

Now more than 9 years and counting into her planned mere 90 day mission to Mars, NASA’s legendary Opportunity rover…

11 years ago

Opportunity Rover Starts Year 10 on Mars with Remarkable Science Discoveries

Image caption: Opportunity Celebrates 9 Years and 3200 Sols on Mars snapping this panoramic view from her current location on…

11 years ago

Rover Team Chooses 1st Rock Drilling Target for Curiosity

Image caption: Time lapse mosaic shows Curiosity rover’s arm movement from raised position to surface deployment on Sol 149 (Jan.…

11 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Spirit Lander – 1st Color Image from Mars Orbit

[/caption] The Lander platform for NASA’s Spirit rover has been photographed in stunning high resolution color for the first time…

12 years ago