The discovery of an iron meteorite sitting on Mars by NASA
Hello Mars, Meet ‘MR. O’: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is one giant spacecraft, built to take unprecedented photos of the red planet. Engineers are in test time mode here at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, builder of the spacecraft, as the countdown ticks down for the probe
Mars Rover Inspects Intriguing Rock
Scientists controlling the Opportunity Mars rover are taking an up-close look at an intriguing pitted rock on Mars, now dubbed “Heat Shield Rock”. A speculative view about the object is that the Mars robot has come across a meteorite. A detailed investigation of the rock is underway, work that should reveal the true nature of the object.
Touchdown on Titan: Huygens Probe Hits its Mark
A European probe has landed on Saturn’s moon Titan a mysterious satellite that has perplexed astronomers for decades. The probe’s landing is the farthest touchdown for any human-built object to set land on another world.
Mars Science Laboratory: Next Wheels On Mars
While those unflappable interplanetary twins
NASA Rover Hits the One Year Mark on Mars
Sitting on the hill of an alien world millions of miles from home, a hardy NASA robot celebrates an anniversary today – one year on the planet Mars. The Mars rover Spirit has come a long way since it hurtled down through the planet’s atmosphere and came to a bouncy, airbag-protected stop at Gusev Crater on Jan. 3, 2004. It has survived more than four times its initial 90-day mission, driven miles across the Martian landscape and weathered a red planet winter only to scale hills for its human handlers
Mars Rover Wanders Through Littered Landscape
Like the adage here on Earth, so goes it for Mars: One person
Opportunity Rover to Prowl its Entry Debris for Mars Secrets
The Opportunity Mars rover has turned into a junkyard dog, prowling ever closer to a hunk of space litter at Meridiani Planum — a discarded heat shield. During its January 25, 2004 plunge toward the red planet, the Opportunity rover was encapsulated in a protective aeroshell comprised of two key parts: a heat shield and a backshell that contained essential landing gear.

