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In the 19th century, Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli thought he spotted canals on Mars through his…
Mar 13 2019
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NASA may have declared its Opportunity rover lost, but we’ll always have its data and bank of raw images. The…
Feb 15 2019
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As we remember the now-officially-dead Opportunity rover this week, one fact keeps sticking out to me: That machine…
Feb 15 2019
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NASA has officially called an end to the historic Opportunity rover mission, ending a spectacular, 14-year adventure…
Feb 13 2019
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NASA declared at a press conference today that its Opportunity rover is officially no longer functional, marking the…
Feb 11 2019
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A brutal dust storm engulfed Mars last summer. The planet-wide tempest spared the nuclear-powered Curiosity rover,…
Jan 26 2019
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NASA’s beloved Mars rover Opportunity has been silent for months after getting swept up in an enormous dust storm on…
Oct 20 2018
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NASA has had quite a bit on its plate recently between its Hubble Space Telescope entering safe mode, the prolonged…
Sep 26 2018
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It’s been 107 agonizing days since NASA last heard from Opportunity, raising fears that the 14-year-old rover has…
Sep 14 2018
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As the planet-wide Martian dust storm clears, NASA scientists have increased their efforts to contact the nearly…
Aug 31 2018
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Good news, everyone! The planet-encircling dust storm on Mars is beginning to wane, which means NASA’s solar-powered…
Aug 17 2018
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Jun 11 2018
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A massive dust storm on Mars has forced NASA to temporarily suspend operations of its Opportunity rover.
Apr 1 2016
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NASA’s Opportunity rover just attempted to take on the steepest hill a Martian rover has ever climbed—and promptly…
Dec 22 2015
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Mars InSight lander was set to blast its way towards the red planet just three short months from now. Today, NASA…
Jul 14 2015
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The first Martian marathon was no easy trek: the Opportunity rover had to struggle through smooth, soft sand and…
Mar 29 2015
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This shot shows the Opportunity rover in shadow on Mars, facing Endurance Crater. It was taken in 2004, the year…
Mar 27 2015
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Back in 2010, XKCD's Randall Munroe devoted a surprisingly moving webcomic to Spirit, NASA's ill-fated and…
Mar 25 2015
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The Mars Exploration Rover, better known as Opportunity, has been beaming back images and data from our planetary…
Feb 24 2015
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Using photos taken from Mars by the Opportunity Rover, NASA has recreated the sunset the rover sees from the red…