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Opportunity silent since June 10
Sep 21, 2018 (JPL)
No signal from Opportunity has been heard since Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018). That's nearly 100 sols (days) without communication. It is expected that Opportunity h...
ScanMars demonstrates water detection device for astronauts on Mars
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
The results have been presented by Alessandro Frigeri of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018 in ...
First to red planet will become Martians: Canada astronaut
Sep 21, 2018 (AFP)
Current predictions are that humans will reach Mars -- up to 400 million kilometers (250 million miles) from Earth -- in the coming decades. But the vast distan...
Candy-Pink lagoon serves up salt-rich diet for potential life on Mars
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
The Laguna de Pena Hueca, part of the Lake Tirez system in La Mancha, has very high concentrations of salt and sulphur and is a good analogue for chloride depos...
Recent tectonics on Mars
Sep 20, 2018 (ESA)
The images were taken by ESA's Mars Express on 27 January, and capture part of the Cerberus Fossae system in the Elysium Planitia region near the martian equato...
ExoMars orbiter highlights radiation risk for Mars astronauts
Sep 19, 2018 (ESA)
The orbiter's camera team are also presenting new images of Mars during the meeting. They will also highlight the challenges faced from the recent dust storm th...
Attempting Contact With Opportunity Multiple Times A Day
Sep 19, 2018 (JPL)
No signal from Opportunity has been heard since Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018). It is expected that Opportunity has experienced a low-power fault and perhaps, a missi...
River basin provides evidence of ancient ocean on Mars
Sep 14, 2018 (UPI)
New analysis of the recently discovered river basin Hypanis Valles, the largest on Mars, suggests the presence a giant alluvial plain. The evidence that signifi...
A new listening plan for Mars Opportunity rover
Sep 12, 2018 (JPL)
It is expected that Opportunity has experienced a low-power fault and perhaps, a mission clock fault and then an up-loss timer fault. The science team continues...
Curiosity Surveys a Mystery Under Dusty Skies
Sep 07, 2018 (JPL)
The panorama includes umber skies, darkened by a fading global dust storm. It also includes a rare view by the Mast Camera of the rover itself, revealing a thin...
Team Continues to Listen for Opportunity
Sep 03, 2018 (JPL)
It is expected that Opportunity has experienced a low-power fault and perhaps, a mission clock fault and then, an up-loss timer fault. The project is continuing...
NASA Launching Mars Lander Parachute Test from Wallops Sep 7
Sep 03, 2018 (SPX)
The launch window for the 58-foot tall rocket is from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT. The backup launch days are Sep. 8 - 15. The rocket will carry the Advanced Sup...
NASA's InSight has a thermometer for Mars
Aug 31, 2018 (JPL)
But what geologic processes created these features on the Martian surface? Scientists have long wondered - and may soon know more. NASA and DLR (German Aerospac...
Martian skies clearing over Opportunity Rover
Aug 31, 2018 (JPL)
With clearing skies over Opportunity's resting spot in Mars' Perseverance Valley, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, believe...
Mars dust storm clears, raising hope for stalled NASA rover
Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)
The storm was first detected on May 30, and the US space agency's 15-year-old rover was last heard from on June 10, when it went into "sleep" mode as dust block...
Opportunity rover expected to call home as Martian dust storm clears
Aug 31, 2018 (UPI)
"The sun is breaking through the haze over Perseverance Valley," John Callas, Opportunity project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in a news re...
No word from Opportunity as skies begin to clear
Aug 30, 2018 (JPL)
There has been no new storm activity within ~1,864 miles (3,000 kilometers) of the rover site. The atmospheric opacity (tau) over the rover is decreasing. As re...
NASA's InSight passes halfway to Mars, instruments check in
Aug 21, 2018 (JPL)
As of Aug. 20, the spacecraft had covered 172 million miles (277 million kilometers) since its launch 107 days ago. In another 98 days, it will travel another 1...
Six Things About Opportunity'S Recovery Efforts
Aug 17, 2018 (JPL)
No one will know how the rover is doing until it speaks. But the team notes there's reason to be optimistic: They've performed several studies on the state of i...
The Science Team Continues to Listen for Opportunity as Storm Diminishes
Aug 17, 2018 (JPL)
It is expected that Opportunity has experienced a low-power fault, and perhaps even a mission clock fault. Additionally, the up-loss timer has also since expire...
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