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When will we see Curiosity's first images?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/07/23 03:37 CDT | 5 comments
Enough people have asked me when we'll see Curiosity's first images from the surface of Mars that I sought out an answer. The short version: it depends.
Checking in on NASA's Space Launch System
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/07/11 01:32 CDT | 6 comments
Work continues on the Space Launch System, NASA's next-generation deep space vehicle slated to take humans beyond Earth for the first time since 1972.
Dawn journal: seeing Vesta in a new light
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2012/07/06 02:33 CDT | 1 comments
Once again Dawn is diligently mapping Vesta, circling the ancient protoplanet about twice a day, observing the signatures of Vesta's tortured history.
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Digs Cape York, Roves to New Milestone
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2012/07/04 01:57 CDT | 3 comments
Even robots deserve a break once in a while, and when the Mars Odyssey orbiter went into safe mode in June, Opportunity got the chance to hang out and leisurely take in her surroundings at the Red Planet, while the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission downshifted into lower gear.
Posted by Stuart Atkinson on 2012/07/02 11:18 CDT
Earlier today, unnoticed by the vast majority of the world, Opportunity reached and then silently passed a major milestone in her great adventure on Mars. At just before 3am, UK time, Opportunity began her 3000th sol, or martian day, on Mars.
How Curiosity Will Land on Mars, Part 2: Descent
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/06/29 07:04 CDT | 6 comments
When people first hear about how Curiosity will land on Mars, their first question always is: are they nuts? This is the second in a multi-part series describing how -- and why -- Curiosity will land this way, in excruciating detail.
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