Second rover finds hint of a life-friendly ancient Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Martian rock analyzed by NASA's rover Opportunity contains clays formed in non-acidic water, an environment potentially suitable for the chemistry of ancient life...
View ArticleMars rover Opportunity finds sign of 'water you could drink'
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has scraped away at some of the oldest rock it's examined and found the strongest signs for water it has ever discovered over its 9.5-year mission, scientists for the...
View ArticleOld Mars rover digs up evidence for drinkable water
An old Mars rover that landed nine years ago has found the latest evidence that drinkable water once flowed on the Red Planet. Combined with previous, similar discoveries, this suggests that neutral...
View ArticleNASA’s Opportunity rover heading to new destination well ahead of next...
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...
View ArticleNasa's veteran Mars rover driving to new spot
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 on Friday that the plan calls...
View ArticleNASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Nears Turning Point (NASA - The National...
(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) June 05, 2013 Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission is approaching...
View ArticleLife on Mars may have been possible, new rock discovery suggests
A rock that could suggest life was possible on Mars billions of years ago has been discovered. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Photo: AP 8:01AM BST 11 Jun 2013 The Nasa Opportunity rover...
View ArticleMars Water? Curiosity Rover Finds Pebbles On Red Planet's Surface Likely...
By: Denise Chow Published: 05/30/2013 02:06 PM EDT on SPACE.com Smooth, round pebbles found by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity provide more evidence that water once flowed on the Red Planet, according to a...
View ArticleNASA’s Curiosity Rover Reaches ‘Turning Point’ on Mars Mission
WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Karin Zeitvogel for RIA Novosti) – Ten months after it landed on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached a turning point in its mission and is getting ready for a road trip to a...
View ArticleSix-wheeling Mars rover a record-setter
Story Highlights Opportunity surpassed 1972 record for distance driving on another planetOpportunity rover is in its ninth year investigating the rim of Endeavour CraterA successful trip to Solander...
View ArticleMore Evidence That Ancient Mars Could Support Life Found by Old Rover
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 is...
View ArticleOpportunity rover finds more hints of Mars habitability
NASA’s Opportunity rover on Mars has made one of its most significant discoveries to date after it identified a rock laden with clay minerals, more evidence that water once flowed on the red planet....
View ArticleThere 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...
View ArticleNASA Rover Opportunity Makes Big Discovery, Keeps on Truckin'
NASA's 9-year-old Mars rover Opportunity is on the move again after making a momentous discovery on the Red Planet and defying the limitations of Father Time. Opportunity — which is nearing its 10th...
View ArticleRock reveals likelihood of life on Mars
Nasa rover trundles on past its use-by date and brings exciting news for scientists, says Simon Redfern. After almost a decade of exploring the surface of Mars, Nasa's rover has found the strongest...
View ArticleAgeing 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,...
View ArticleRover begins 'whole new mission' at Martian crater
Showing signs of wear after more than seven years driving across the plains of Mars, NASA's Opportunity rover is investigating a broad impact crater unlike any place ever visited on the Red Planet,...
View ArticleMars Rover Discovery Elates NASA
It has been driving on and off for more than seven years, but now it has reached its new destination. Opportunity, a small exploratory rover that landed on Mars in 2004, has trundled to a crater...
View ArticleNASA rover prepares for 5th winter on Mars
LOS ANGELES ' NASA's lone surviving Mars rover has been busy exploring its surroundings since it rolled up to its latest crater destination four months ago. Now the solar-powered Opportunity is in...
View ArticleNASA finally stops radioing Mars rover Spirit
It's all over now for Spirit, the lonely Mars rover stuck fast in a patch of crusty Martian sand. After a brilliant five-year career gathering evidence that the cold and arid planet may once have been...
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