- 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
- January 23rd, 2015
Watch: NASA Has a Mars Helicopter in the Works
The idea is to use such a rotorcraft to look over slopes, hills and even rocks that regular rovers can't see beyond
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2014
The Curiosity Rover Turned Hiker Readies to Explore Mars' Mount Sharp
The Martian mountain the rover will soon explore sits at the center of Mars' Gale Crater, NASA scientists explain
- Linux
- By Silviu Stahie
- August 8th, 2014
Ubuntu Used on the International Space Station to Control Rover Back on Earth
The Linux community managed to identify the operating system in use
- 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)
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 29th, 2014
New Rover Planned for Water Extraction on the Moon
NASA is working hard on developing a new series of technologies
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 30th, 2013
Curiosity Completes Her First Two-Day Autonomous Road Trip on Mars
The rover is getting more and more independent these sols
- 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
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 4th, 2013
ESA Is Testing Its Next Mars Rover in the Atacama Desert
The European Space Agency plans send a rover to Mars in 2018
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 23rd, 2013
NASA Rover to Kitesurf on Venus
A new rover is designed to use wind power to move about
- 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 12th, 2013
Curiosity Getting Bolder on Its Third Drive in Epic Journey to Mount Sharp
The rover drove 41 meters (135 feet), as much as in the first two drives combined
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- July 10th, 2013
The Next Mars Rover Won't Be Looking for Current Life
It will, however, search for signs of life in Mars' past
- 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
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- May 17th, 2013
Minute Opportunity Mars Rover Breaks Record for Longest Drive on Other Planets
As far as NASA-built machines are concerned, the Russians still hold the overall record
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 3rd, 2013
NASA Sends Rover to Explore Greenland
The rover will help researchers gain a better understanding of ice sheets in this region