NASA Orbiter Reveals Big Changes in Mars' Atmosphere - 04/21/2011
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet's axis varies. ������
Mars Rover's 'Gagarin' Moment Applauded Exploration - 04/11/2011
Approaching the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, Mars rover team members are remembering a Martian rock informally named for Yuri Gagarin. ������
NASA's Next Mars Rover Nears Completion - 04/06/2011
New images show Curiosity, the rover for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, looking similar to how it will appear after it lands on Mars in August 2012. ������
Work Stopped on Alternative Cameras for Mars Rover - 3/25/2011
The main camera instrument for the next rover to Mars will use a pair of cameras with different focal lengths, already installed and tested, rather than twin zoom cameras. ������
Alternatives Have Begun in Bid to Hear from Spirit - 3/18/2011
Hopes for reviving NASA's Spirit Mars rover dimmed further with passage last week of the point at which the rover's locale received its maximum sunshine for the Martian year. ������
Next Mars Rover Gets a Test Taste of Mars Conditions - 3/18/2011
For most of this month, the Mars Science Laboratory mission's rover, Curiosity, is inside a sealed chamber where conditions simulate those it will experience on Mars. ������
Recent Videos
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation - 4/5/2011
This artist's concept animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which will launch in late 2011 and land a rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012. ������
Building Curiosity: Mars Rover Goes From Shake to Bake - 3/30/2011
Curiosity will have to survive the extreme temperatures of Mars. Is the rover ready? Engineers put it through thermal tests to find out. ������
Building Curiosity: Curiosity's Stunt Double Takes a Spin - 3/18/2011
Engineers test Curiosity's hill-climbing capabilities using her Earthbound twin . ������
Rover Shakedown - 3/2/2011
Engineers put the rover through a human-made earthquake to make sure nothing breaks on its trip to Mars. ������
Building Curiosity: Landing System Drop Test - 1/19/2011
Engineers put Curiosity's innovative landing system to the test. ������
Sunset Watched by Opportunity, November 2010 - 12/22/2010
A new Mars movie clip gives us a rover's-eye view of a bluish Martian sunset, while another clip shows the silhouette of the moon Phobos passing in front of the sun. ������
Where are the Spacecraft?
Where is Curiosity?
Engineers are building the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, in a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.Curiosity is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2011 and land on Mars in August 2012. ������
Where is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?
The SIMULATED views and computer generated images are automatically updated every 15 minutes. ������
Where is Odyssey?
The SIMULATED views and computer generated images are automatically updated every 10 minutes:Position of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft relative to Mars. ������The relative position of the planets in the inner solar system. ������The current distance of the spacecraft from Earth ������
Where are the Rovers?
The two robotic geologists, Spirit and Opportunity, are on opposite sides of the red planet. Spirit is at Gusev crater and Opportunity is at Meridiani plain. ������
Fun
Send a Postcard to Spirit
Celebrate the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit by sending a postcard. ������
Explore the Be A Martian Web site
NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. ������
Pop Culture Mars
Mars has remained in the human imagination, and not even the rise of science and technology has interrupted our wary fascination with this neighboring world. ������
Ask Dr. C
Have you ever wondered why Mars is red?
Or, how big is the Mars Science Laboratory rover? Ask Dr. C, your personal Mars expert! ������
