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Evidence of drinkable water found on Mars

London: NASA scientists have revealed that the Opportunity rover has made new discoveries about early water on Mars which may have been drinkable. The unmanned solar-powered vehicle, described as...

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Old Mars rover makes significant find

NASA’s aging Opportunity rover on Mars has just made what may be one of its most significant discoveries to date. The nine-year-old robot has identified rock laden with what scientists believe to be...

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There Was Drinkable Water On Mars, According To Opportunity

Lily Newman - Opportunity, aka The Little Rover That Could, is still making important discoveries 10 years into its Martian jaunt. After the devastating loss of twin rover Spirit in 2011, Opportunity...

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NASA’s veteran Mars rover driving to new spot

Los Angeles • NASA’s Opportunity rover is rolling...

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Long-lived Mars rover heading to new destination

WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space agency NASA said Friday its veteran Mars rover Opportunity is on the road again, heading to a new study area on the surface of the Red Planet. The...

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NASA 'Opportunity' rover nears 23 miles on Mars, new record

However, for NASA, there's one little glitch in the celebratory mood: no one knows exactly what the old record is. In the early 1970s, the Russians went to the Moon, but with the Lunokhod series of...

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Opportunity Rover Discovers Mars Had Drinkable Water

Posted: June 10, 2013 NASA’s Opportunity rover sent back data to Earth showing that Mars once had benign, neutral-pH water flowing across its surface. That means that, at one time, the Red Planet had...

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Mars Rover Opportunity Nears Nebulous Off-Planet Driving Record

NASA's twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have now spent nine years on the surface of Mars. CREDIT: NASA/JPL NASA's Opportunity Mars rover is poised to break the distance record for off-planet...

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>NASA's veteran Mars rover driving to new spot

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's Opportunity rover is still on the move after years on the surface of Mars. The space agency said...

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Aging Mars rover makes a key find

Science Blog It is something everyone has heard - Neil Armstrong's "one small step" line that he delivered when he set foot on the moon in 1969. But what did he re... Local Stories from ThisWeek...

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Old Opportunity Mars rover makes rock discovery

Nasa's ageing Opportunity rover on Mars has just made what may be one of its most significant discoveries to date. The nine-year-old robot has identified rock laden with what scientists believe to be...

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Rover Finds New Evidence That Ancient Mars Was Habitable

The pale rock in the upper center of this image, about the size of a human forearm, includes a target called "Esperance," which was inspected by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. This image...

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Nasa Finds Evidence Of Drinkable Water On Mars

Nasa scientists say their Opportunity rover has made new discoveries about early water on Mars which may have been drinkable. The unmanned solar-powered vehicle, described as "arthritic" as it nears...

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Water On Mars: NASA's Opportunity Rover Finds Evidence That Red Planet May...

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has made perhaps the biggest discovery of its nearly 10-year career, finding evidence that life may have been able to get a foothold on the Red Planet long ago. The...

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Potentially Drinkable Water Found On Mars

Scientists on Friday called NASA's Opportunity rover gimpy and arthritic, but hailed its new discoveries about early water on Mars made almost 10 years after it was launched toward the Red Planet. The...

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Ancient Mars rover Opportunity makes a watery discovery

After almost 10 years of roaming the red planet, the Opportunity rover has made a new discovery that offers scientists more clues about Mars's watery history. NASA researchers announced Friday that a...

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Hints of a life-friendly ancient Mars

A Martian rock analysed by Nasa's rover Opportunity contains clays formed in non-acidic water, an environment potentially suitable for the chemistry of ancient life to brew. The solar-powered...

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Mars Rover Opportunity Trekking Toward More Layers (NASA - The National...

(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) June 07, 2013 PASADENA, Calif. - Approaching its 10th anniversary of leaving Earth, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on...

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Ageing Mars rover makes new water discoveries

The gift that keeps on giving: everything from Opportunity over the past few years has been a bonus. Photo: NASA Washington: Scientists on Friday called NASA's Opportunity rover gimpy and arthritic,...

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Aging Mars rover makes new water discoveries

Mars Exploration rover Opportunity's view of "Solander Point". Photo: NASA Washington: Scientists on Friday called NASA's Opportunity rover gimpy and arthritic, but hailed its new discoveries about...

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