-
Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete
09.12.12 - NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian rock.
-
NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars
09.11.12 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data have given scientists the clearest evidence yet of carbon-dioxide snowfalls on Mars.
-
JPL to Stream Mars Curiosity Telecon and Lecture
09.11.12 - NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 12), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
-
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity's Arm Wields Camera Well
09.10.12 - The camera at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity spent a busy weekend taking photos from several arm positions.
-
Vesta in Dawn's Rear View Mirror
09.11.12 - NASA's Dawn mission is releasing two parting views of the giant asteroid Vesta, using images that were among the last taken by the spacecraft as it departed its companion for the last year.
-
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Team to be Honored
09.07.12 - The mission team for NASA's long-lived Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity will be awarded the Haley Space Flight Award.
-
SDO Enters Its Semiannual Eclipse Season
09.06.12 - Twice a year, for three weeks near the equinox, SDO moves into its eclipse season -- a time when Earth blocks its view of the sun for a period of time each day
-
Dawn has Departed the Giant Asteroid Vesta
09.05.12 - Mission controllers have confirmed that Dawn has left Vesta.
-
NASA to Host Telecon About Curiosity Rover Progress
09.05.12 - NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, Sept. 6, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
-
Mission to Study Magnetic Explosions Passes Review
09.05.12 - On August 31, 2012, NASA's MMS mission proved it was ready for its next steps by passing a Systems Integration Review, which deems a mission ready to integrate instruments onto the spacecraft.