Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin ...

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Spirit rover reached out to Mars on Friday, extending its robotic arm to snap a series of tight close-ups with a combination microscope and camera that reveal the ...

NASA’s Spirit rover landed on Mars in 2004 and was designed to operate for just 90 days. Instead, it explored the Martian ...

PASADENA, Calif. - The Spirit rover successfully rolled onto Mars early Thursday, placing its six wheels on solid martian ground for the first time since the robot bounced down on the Red Planet ...

The rover brought along the Ingenuity helicopter, the first to fly on another planet. Smoke simulation by Joel Adams. This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, adjustable in the Settings menu ...

It was a “big deal” for NASA when two so-called Rovers landed safely on Mars. “Spirit” was supposed to be good for just three months and a few hundred yards, but it lasted for 6 years and traveled ...

NASA has given its Perseverance Mars rover a powerful new ability to determine its exact location on the Red Planet without ...

A powerful Manassas-built computer is running the show on Mars. The specialized computer built by BAE Systems in Manassas is guiding NASA's Spirit rover, which is designed to probe the terrain and ...

Explore how Mars rover AutoNav and TRN lunar landing technologies advance autonomous spacecraft navigation, enabling self-guided, human-free space missions across Mars, the Moon, and beyond.

It’s been ten years since NASA’s Spirit rover first touched down on the surface of Mars. Spirit would go on to redefine the Red Planet and inspire the next generation of space exploration. Contact us ...