Mars Rover Magazine

Zee News NASA's Opportunity prepares for martian winter The State Column NASA officials announced Friday they have settled on a location for the Mars rover Opportunity, saying it will ride out the martian winter near the edge of a crater. NASA officials said the rover will spend the martian winter near Greeley Haven, ... NASA picks a winter rest stop for Mars rover Opportunity msnbc.com Trajectory Maneuver Slated for Jan. 11 Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Picks Mars Winter Rest Stop for Long...Read Full Story

Spaceflight Now Mars-bound rover ready to take aim at the red planet Spaceflight Now BY JUSTIN RAY The Mars-bound Curiosity rover will be begin steering toward the red planet during a lengthy thruster firing Wednesday, erasing the launch trajectory's deliberate aim away from the destination. The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket ... NASA's Opportunity prepares for martian winter The State Column NASA picks a winter rest stop for Mars rover Opportunity msnbc.com Trajectory Maneuver Slated...Read Full Story

LIFTOFF!   NASA ‘s Curiosity rover, the world’s largest extraterrestrial explorer, blasted off toward Mars this morning in search of ancient signs of life. It will take about 8 1/2 months for Curiosity to reach the red planet in a trek of approximately 354 million miles. An unmanned Atlas V rocket pushed the explorer into space. Over 13,000 spectators observed the launch of a Martian rover in eight years. The 1-ton Curiosity explorer is a mobile, nuclear-powered laboratory carrying 10 science...Read Full Story

BBC News NASA Mars rover finds strong evidence of water Christian Science Monitor NASAs Opportunity Mars rover, which landed on the red planet nearly eight years ago, has discovered a mineral vein that was almost certainly deposited by water billions of years ago. By Mike Wall, SPACE.com / December 8, 2011 This image provided by ... Photo of the Day: Weather Sensors from Spain on Mars Rover Curiosity Product Design & Development "Eureka" moment in Mars exploration CBS News Ancient Mars Water...Read Full Story

CTV.ca NASA's Opportunity Mars rover discovers evidence of water The State Column NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has discovered “bright veins of a mineral,” likely gypsum, dropped by water, according to a NASA press release. An examination of the vein will help scientists understand the history of damp environments on ... NASA Presents Software of the Year Award Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Mars rover finds strong evidence of water Christian Science Monitor Mars rover finds more...Read Full Story