News From Mars
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Mars Orbiter Resumes Science Observations
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is examining Mars again with its scientific instruments after successfully transitioning out of a precautionary standby mode triggered by an unexpected June 3 rebooting of its computer.
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Rebooting Resembles February Event
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode and in communications with Earth after an unexpected rebooting of its computer.
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NASA Releases 3-D Views of Space Station, Rover
NASA released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of the International Space Station and a model of the next Mars rover.
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Soft Ground Endangers Spirit Despite Gain in Energy
The five wheels that still rotate on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit have been slipping severely in soft soil during recent attempts to drive, sinking the wheels about halfway into the ground.
Mars Features
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The Mars Hoax Goes Viral
For the sixth year in a row, a message about the Red Planet is infecting worldwide email boxes.
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Testing the Parachute for Mars Science Laboratory
The parachute for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory passed flight-qualification testing in March and April 2009 inside the world's largest wind tunnel, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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Mars, Then and Now: Google Mars Update
NASA and Google announce an update to Mars in Google Earth, a 3D Mapping tool for the Red Planet.