Landing on Mars is one of the hardest problems in space exploration. When NASA sent the Spirit rover, engineers relied on an ...

NASA has successfully moved one of its Mars-orbiting spacecraft into a new position to provide prompt confirmation of the upcoming Aug. 5 landing of the new Curiosity rover on the Red Planet. The ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Despite three brief signals from the trailblazing Mars Spirit rover, NASA declared the spacecraft gravely crippled Friday with an undiagnosed problem that could take weeks to even ...

The free event, which includes a live feed from the NASA Spirit rover landing, will be at Flandrau, 1629 E. University Blvd., and the adjacent Kuiper Space Sciences Building. Call 626-7432. * Details: ...

PASADENA, Calif.- Scientists and engineers gathered Tuesday at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to remember the legacy of the hard-luck rover Spirit that came through in the end with geologic evidence ...

NEW YORK — NASA's biggest Mars rover landing yet is about to hit Broadway. New Yorkers hoping to see the Aug. 5/6 landing of NASA's huge Mars rover Curiosity alongside like-minded space fans can head ...

This video explored the story of Spirit, the Mars rover that was expected to last 90 days but ended up surviving six years on the red planet. It showed how NASA used an unconventional airbag landing ...