Inch by power-conserving inch, drivers on Earth have moved the Mars rover Spirit to a spot where it has its best chance at surviving a third Martian winter -- and where it will celebrate its fourth anniversary (in Earth years) since bouncing down on Mars for a projected 90-day mission in January 2004.
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The University of Nevada’s University Rover Challenge (URC) team, a group of engineering and science students, is looking for recruits for next year’s competition.
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Scientists scouting potential landing sites for NASA's next Mars rover mission are using new data from a powerful mineral-mapping camera to narrow the site selection.
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NASA's newest Mars lander will be carrying the words and arts of visionaries from Voltaire to Carl Sagan when it departs for Mars.
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Two U.S. robotic rovers are entering their fourth year exploring opposite sides of Mars, an unexpected length of time for a mission planned for only three months. Yet, now after three years, the mechanical geologists keep plodding along, studying Martian rocks and soil. Although they show certain signs of aging, VOA's David McAlary reports that new computer software has given them expanded capabilities, proving you can teach an old robot new tricks.
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