The Opportunity Rover Shows Most Remarkable Mission of the Decade: Panoramic View of Martian Landscape

Medicine & Technology Dec 26, 2019

In 15 years, the Opportunity Rover provided remarkable discoveries that mark a great change in how we view the universe. Because of that, we end the decade optimistic about future space missions.

NASA's Opportunity Rover Finally Left The Cape Tribulation Crater On Mars

Apr 21, 2017

Mars rover Opportunity is now heading towards Perseverance Valley after completing its mission at Cape Tribulation. The rover has spent 30 months at this crater ridge by analyzing the soil components.

More Memory Problems for NASA's Opportunity Rover

Mar 31, 2015

NASA's Opportunity Rover has been setting records for its time in space and distance traveled, but unfortunately it probably won't remember them. Less than a week after engineers upgraded the software to resolve its memory issues, the rover has experienced yet another bout of amnesia.

NASA to Cancel Mars Opportunity Rover and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Missions

Mar 31, 2015

News about the impact of new budget on NASA.

Opportunity Sets Marathon Record on Mars

Mar 26, 2015

It seems NASA's Opportunity Rover isn't just content with exceeding its originally designated lifespan by over a decade, it has not set another new record that the space agency's other rovers will have a tough time beating.

Opportunity Rover Finds Strange Rocks on Mars

Mar 11, 2015

For those of you that follow the movement of Opportunity, one of NASA's Mars rovers studying the surface of the Red planet, you may have noticed that it has stopped to smell the roses or, in this case, rocks. The rover has taken a break from its other investigative activities to closely examine some oddly shaped rocks that have never before been seen on the surface.

Opportunity Rover Celebrates 11 Years on Mars

Jan 28, 2015

NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover is celebrating a new milestone of eleven years on the Red Planet. But in spite of its fortitude, the rover which is only about the size of a riding lawn mower, was originally only designed to explore the Martian surface for about 90 days, along with her twin rover, Spirit.

Coffin Discovery on Mars? Why Mars Rovers' Diminishing Memory May Be A Problem for NASA

Dec 31, 2014

It seems Mars enthusiasts have had some extra time over the holidays to painstakingly exam every image taken by NASA's Curiosity Rover. And what they found is causing quite a stir, and a bit of concern over the Rover's spotty memory as of late. The latest discovery by these enthusiasts looks suspiciously like a coffin resting on Mars surface.