Curiosity Rover

If You Think the Mars 2020 Rover Is Just Like Curiosity, Think Again

Jenny Flack

The saga of the NASA Mars rovers continues.  Opportunity has given up the ghost. Curiosity ventures on.  And, this summer ...

NASA Is Developing a New Class of Mars Rovers to Climb, Swim and Fly

Jenny Flack

Mars rovers like Opportunity (now deceased) and Curiosity have given us a lot of information about the surface of Mars ...

Mars Dust Storms May Have Blown Its Water Away

Jenny Flack

The Mars dust storm that killed the Opportunity Rover has given scientists at NASA something to think about. The planet-wide, ...

NASA Mars 2020 Rover Undergoing Tests and Assembly for Launch

Jenny Flack

NASA is hard at work getting the Mars 2020 Rover ready to launch next summer.  In a “clean room” at ...

NASA’s Opportunity Rover Has Given Up the Ghost

Jenny Flack

NASA gave it one last shot on Tuesday night. They sent one final signal to their well-loved Opportunity Rover (Oppy) ...

NASA Opportunity Rover Hits Four Months of Silence on Mars

Jenny Flack

NASA‘s Opportunity Rover is still quiet.  It hasn’t communicated with Earth since June 10, when a planet-wide dust storm began ...

NASA Curiosity Rover Takes 360 Degree Selfie, Drills New Samples

Jenny Flack

Unlike its smaller counterpart, Opportunity, NASA’s Curiosity Rover keeps on truckin’ despite a global red planet dust storm that’s lasted months. ...

NASA Viking Lander Scientist Says There Is “Substantial” Evidence of Life on Mars

Jenny Flack

It’s been more than 40 years since the Viking landers arrived on Mars in 1976.  They were there to determine ...

NASA Opportunity Rover Is Quiet, Too Quiet

Jenny Flack

A massive dust storm on Mars started regionally in late May.  By June 20th, it had overtaken the entire planet. ...

NASA Curiosity Rover May Have Found Signs of Life on Mars

Jenny Flack

NASA has been looking for signs of life on Mars for years, since the  Viking landers touched down there in 1976. ...

NASA Curiosity Rover Celebrates 2000 Days on Mars

Jenny Flack

NASA‘s Curiosity rover surpassed its 2000th day (sol) on Mars this week.  It’s been on the Red Planet since August ...

The Curiosity Rover Captures Mar’s Blue Sunset

Claudia Dolph

These stunning images of Mar’s blue sunset were captured on April 15th, 2015 after a three year wait, by the ...