NASA’s Opportunity rover heading to new destination well ahead of next Martian winter

LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Opportunity rover is rolling across the Martian surface again, leaving behind a clay-rich rock in search of more discoveries. Mission managers said Friday that the plan calls for arriving at its new destination — 1 1/2 miles to the south — by August so that the solar-powered rover can be in a favorable spot before the next Martian winter. More business newsSan Onofre nuclear power plant to shut down Steven Mufson ...