Spirit Rover

New Water-Related Discovery from Hibernating Spirit Rover

[/caption] She may be down, but she’s not out – out of the discovery department, anyway. Data from the Spirit…

13 years ago

NASA Braces Rover Fans for the Worst About Spirit

[/caption] JPL issued a press release today with an update that mission controllers have still not heard from the hibernating…

14 years ago

Wind Gust Gives Opportunity Rover a Power Boost

[/caption] Either some little Martians came by and gave the Opportunity rover a quick once-over cleaning, or a recent gust…

14 years ago

Spirit Rover Still Providing New Evidence for Past Water on Mars

[/caption] Even though the Mars Rover Spirit is asleep, a new look at old data from one of her instruments…

14 years ago

HiRISE Captures Amazing Close-Up of Spirit Rover

[/caption] The HiRISE team released some new images on Wednesday -- one of which was another incredible avalanche image. But…

14 years ago

Movies of Spirit’s Last Moves Before Winter

Even though the Spirit rover is stuck in a Martian sandtrap, the rover drivers were actually able to move her…

14 years ago

Can an Immobile Spirit Rover Survive the Martian Winter?

Mission managers for the Mars Exploration Rover program announced this week that the Spirit rover will likely never rove again…

14 years ago

No More Roving for Spirit; Stationary Science Ahead

[/caption] The Spirit rover's driving days are likely over, as efforts to extricate the rover have been curtailed. "We do…

14 years ago

Will the Spirit Rover Survive 2010?

In just a few days, the Spirit rover will celebrate six incredible years on Mars. But JPL put out a…

14 years ago

Old Gimpy Wheel on Spirit Rover Shows Signs of Life

Could it be true that the old gimpy wheel on the Spirit rover is making a comeback? The right-front wheel,…

14 years ago