- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 29th, 2009
NASA's Spirit Mars Rover Misses Check-In
Experts are running diagnostic checks now
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2009
Spirit and Opportunity Enter Social Mainstream
The two rovers even have a Facebook group
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 5th, 2009
Mars Rovers Complete Their Fifth Year of Mission
Spirit and Opportunity still seem to be operating at full capacity
- Space
- By Dan Talpalariu
- November 11th, 2008
Opportunity and Spirit Roam on Mars Again
The southern spring revitalized them
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- May 30th, 2008
Water May Not be Enough for Life on Mars
Mars could be too salty for life
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- April 25th, 2008
Opportunity Crippled by Another Mechanical Failure
Robotic arm seizes up
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- March 26th, 2008
NASA Reverses Controversial Budget Cut
Spirit escapes shutdown threat
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- March 25th, 2008
Bad News for Twin Martian Rovers
Mars Exploration Rover mission receives budget cut
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- January 4th, 2008
Happy Anniversary, Spirit! Have a Bit of Dust!
Rover celebrates four years on Mars
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- January 4th, 2008
Asteroid 2007 WD5 Sends Shivers Down the Spine
Chances of collision increase to 1 in 28
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- December 17th, 2007
Software Will Save the Doomed Rovers
NASA struggles to keep its precious Mars rovers alive
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- December 11th, 2007
Spirit Seems to Lose the Battle
The rover might remain inactive for most of the coming winter
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- December 5th, 2007
Spirit on the Move Again
Martian vehicle gets unstuck from loose soil patch
- Space
- By Lucian Dorneanu
- July 25th, 2007
The Toughest Rovers Ever Built: Spirit and Opportunity
They revolutionized planetary science and are still going at it
- Space
- By Lucian Dorneanu
- July 21st, 2007
Mars Rovers Could Soon R.I.P. Because of the Continuous Dust Storm
One or both rovers could soon go offline
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