Mars rover
A mysterious occurrence on the surface of Mars has left scientists scratching their heads. After ten years of exploring the red planet, the Mars Exploration Rover named Opportunity came across a rock that puzzled experts.
NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has completed its longest trek yet, according to CBS News, driving 464 feet to the top of Panorama Point, where it took photographs of Waypoint 1, a collection of interesting rocks en route to the vehicle's final destination: Mount Sharp, a three-mile-high mountain.
Sure, the Mars Curiosity rover is an incredible technological accomplishment that has been bringing new insights into the red planet since it landed late last summer. But don't count out its older sibling, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity, which just made its own headline-grabbing discovery in its 9th year of operation. The little rover that could still can, by recently finding new evidence of water on Mars that was once suitable to support life.
NASA scientists are working on a new kind of “hedgehog” shaped rover to explore Phobos, one of the tiny moons of Mars.
The NASA Mars rover Opportunity has uncovered an area full of rich water-formed clay minerals.
The Mars Curiosity rover has a flaw in its drill that could malfunction and short circuit the entire rover, announced NASA.
In a press conference today, NASA officials released the first results from analysis of soil samples taken by the Mars Curiosity rover.
NASA plans to update the public on the most recent discoveries made by the Mars Curiosity Rover in a press conference at noon EST today.
One of the most talked about discoveries of the scientific community this year--the Higgs boson, or the "God particle"--could be selected as the Time Person of the Year.
The latest results from Mars rover Curiosity found no traces of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Soil picked up suggests similarity to dirt found near Mauna Kea, scientists say
First sample of Martian soil examined
Mars rover Curiosity checked in to location-based social network, Foursquare, in a bid to become the Red Planet's first Mayor.
The Mars rover discovered evidence of previous presence of water on the Red Planet on Thursday, scientists said.
The six-wheeled rover will spend the next couple of Martian days, or sols, analyzing the rock, called Jake.
