Coming up on New Year’s Eve, earthlings tend to celebrate milestones of the year passed, as well as look expectantly toward the future. Here, Planetsave brings you some of the … [Read full article]
Tag: Mars rover
Rat On Mars — NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Captures "Rat" In New Image
A rat on Mars? A picture taken by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, featuring what — according to some — is a “rat”, or possibly a lizard, is currently going viral. … [Read full article]
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks Record For Off-Planet Driving By A US Made Vehicle
NASA’s relentless solar-powered Mars rover Opportunity has now set a new record — greatest distance traveled by a US made vehicle on another world. The Opportunity rover was originally scheduled … [Read full article]
Mars Rover Curiosity — NASA's Rover Gearing Up For Second Ever Rock Drilling And Sampling On Mars
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is now gearing up to do its second-ever rock drilling and sampling. Curiosity is scheduled to begin the move to the “Cumberland” rock within the next … [Read full article]
Ancient Lake Discovered On Mars In Giant Crater
There is now strong evidence that water may be present in the crevices of a huge crater on Mars known as McLaughlin Crater, thanks to new images taken by the … [Read full article]
2012: A Year of Technological Breakthroughs and Ecological Bad News (Mostly)
It’s been an incredible year for scientific and technological ‘firsts’, advances and breakthroughs…and an entirely credible year (if one was paying attention) of environmental/ecological warnings and forebodings (but with a … [Read full article]
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Aiming For Landing Closer To Prime Exploration Site
NASA has narrowed down the potential landing sites for its rover, Curiosity. It has decided to land closer to its destination for science operations, but also closer to the … [Read full article]
Wind-Driven Mars 'Tumbleweed' Rover Being Developed
New research from North Carolina State University has shown the ‘tumbleweed’ Mars rover design to be an effective one. “There is quite a bit of interest within NASA to pursue … [Read full article]