When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a high‑risk landing. It opened a new era in which rovers became the primary way ...
PASADENA, Calif. — They entered the room like rock stars coming back onstage for an encore, or like heroes returning from a war. The leaders of the team that put NASA's huge Curiosity rover safely on ...
PASADENA, Calif. — A car-size NASA rover touched down on the Martian surface late Sunday night (Aug. 5), executing a stunning series of maneuvers that seem pulled from the pages of a sci-fi novel.