- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 8th, 2015
Watch: Opportunity's 11-Year Mars Adventure in 8 Minutes Flat
The NASA rover landed on the Red Planet back in 2004
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 19th, 2015
NASA's Opportunity Rover Completes Its First Marathon on Mars
As of this year's March 24, the rover had traveled over a distance of precisely 26.219 miles (42.195 kilometers)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 3rd, 2014
NASA Will Purposely Give the Mars Rover Opportunity Amnesia
The little robot will have its memory wiped sometime next month, NASA says
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 30th, 2014
NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover Sets Off-World Driving Record
The robotic rover has until now covered a distance of over 25 miles (40 kilometers)
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2014
Martian Environment Cleans Opportunity's Solar Panels
A new “selfie” shows the panels in good condition
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 31st, 2014
Opportunity Images Its Martian Shadow
The rover is currently investigating the rim of Endeavour Crater
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2014
Opportunity Solves Geological Riddle on Mars
The rover is now moving forward on the rim of Endeavour Crater
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
Life May Have Developed on Mars 4 Billion Years Ago
This conclusion is based on data from the rover Opportunity
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 24th, 2014
Opportunity Confirms Mild, Wet Ancient Climate on Mars
The rover continues its studies 10 years after landing on the Red Planet
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 24th, 2014
Opportunity Turns 10 on the Surface of Mars
The rover landed on the Red Planet on January 24, 2004
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2014
Rock Mysteriously Appears in Front of Martian Rover
Scientists are still puzzled as to where it came from
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 17th, 2013
Opportunity Rover to Resume Communications with Earth This Week
The spacecraft has been stranded for a few days on Mars
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2013
Opportunity Snaps Detailed Image of Murray Ridge on Mars
The feature is located in a crater the rover has been analyzing for 2 years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 14th, 2013
Two Martian Features Named After Planetary Scientist Bruce Murray
Both active Mars rovers will each study its own Murray feature
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 24th, 2013
Mars Rover Opportunity Faces Steepest Hill It Has Tackled Yet
Opportunity is looking for more signs of water on Mars
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 21st, 2013
The Opportunity Rover Is Ready to Weather Out the Martian Winter
It's now positioned on a slope, which will allow it to get more sunlight
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- July 3rd, 2013
Ten Years After Launch, Opportunity Close to Becoming the Longest-Driving Off-World Vehicle
Opportunity is already NASA's longest-driving rover