News articles tagged with 'rover'
Tool makes search for Martian life easier
— 9 Feb 2011 17:02 | AstronomyFinding life on Mars could get easier with a creative adaption to a common analytical tool that can be installed directly on the robotic arm of a space rover…
NASA's hibernating Mars rover may not call home
— 31 Jul 2010 09:38 | AstronomyNASA mission controllers have not heard from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit since March 22, and the rover is facing its toughest challenge yet - trying to survive the harsh Martian…
NASA rover finds clue to Mars' past and environment for life
— 4 Jun 2010 17:46 | AstronomyRocks examined by NASA's Spirit Mars Rover hold evidence of a wet, non-acidic ancient environment that may have been favourable for life. Confirming this mineral clue took four years…
On a roll: Designing the next rover to explore Mars
— 3 Jun 2010 14:43 | AstronomyThe concept of a wind-powered vehicle that can be used to explore the surface of Mars - a so-called 'tumbleweed rover' that would roll over the surface of Mars like a tumbleweed - has…
NASA's Mars rovers set surface longevity record
— 20 May 2010 14:25 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project will pass a historic Martian longevity record on Thursday, May 20. The Opportunity rover will surpass the duration record set by NASA's Viking…
Mars rover Spirit starts a new chapter
— 27 Jan 2010 11:38 | AstronomyAfter six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot. NASA has designated the once-roving scientific…
Computer modelling supplements dusty testing
— 15 Sep 2009 12:55 | AstronomyTests on Earth simulating Spirit's predicament on Mars have reinforced understanding that getting Spirit to rove again will be very difficult…
Mars orbiter shows angled view of Victoria Crater
— 13 Aug 2009 09:09 | AstronomyThe high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years. The new view of Victoria…
Meteorite found on Mars yields clues about planet's past
— 11 Aug 2009 12:31 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet's environmental history…
NASA selects student's entry as new Mars rover name
— 28 May 2009 15:02 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name, thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas. Twelve-year-old Clara Ma from the Sunflower Elementary…