Category Archives: Mars

Mars Rover SAFELY ON THE SURFACE OF MARS!! Congratulations NASA!!

The Mars Science Lab rover Curiosity safely touched down exactly as planned on Mars at 1:31am eastern time. It was a best case scenario all around as the controllers at JPL had telemetry for…

Excitement Builds as Millions Prepare to Watch the Mars Rover Landing Tonight

Excitement builds as the latest Mars Rover Curiosity is due to land on Mars at 1:31 a.m., EDT on Monday, Aug. 6. You can watch the landing live on NASA TV by clicking…

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Hours from Landing, Landing is a GO!

(Source NASA) PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft is healthy and right on course for a landing in several hours that will be one of the most difficult…

First Planned Images from Mars Curiosity Rover

NASA – The car-size rover’s very first images will come from the one-megapixel Hazard-Avoidance cameras (Hazcams) attached to the body of the rover. Once engineers have determined that it is…

Mars Rover Mission Broadcast Lands In Times Square

WASHINGTON — The Toshiba Vision screen in New York City’s Times Square will become the largest East Coast location for the public to see live mission coverage of Curiosity, NASA’s…

Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity…

Mars Rover Curiosity Hand Lens Imager instrument

NASA – A suite of instruments named Sample Analysis at Mars will analyze samples of material collected and delivered by the rover’s arm. It includes a gas chromatograph, a mass…

NASA’S Car-Sized Rover Nears Daring Landing on Mars

WASHINGTON — NASA’s most advanced planetary rover is on a precise course for an early August landing beside a Martian mountain to begin two years of unprecedented scientific detective work….