Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving - 05/11/2012
Engineers ran rover-mobility tests on California sand dunes this week in preparation for operating NASA's Curiosity rover after it lands in Mars' Gale Crater. >>
Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter - 05/09/2012
With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its fifth Martian winter. >>
NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes - 05/09/2012
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. >>
Paydirt At 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site' - 05/03/2012
A crater NASA's Mars rover Opportunity drove for years to reach is paying off with evidence about wet environments older than any recorded at sites the rover has seen before. >>
Peekaboo! Curiosity���s Hand Lens Camera Snaps Picture - 05/03/2012
What���s it like inside Curiosity���s cruise vehicle? Well, it���s a bit dark but the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on the rover arm has a built-in LED light or flashlight, used to light up the dark space inside the cruise vehicle and aeroshell to take this full-color test image. Read more >>
Field Trip! - 05/01/2012
A group of journalists take part in a field trip to learn about clues hidden in the rock layers with Curiosity Project Scientist, John Grotzinger. >>
Recent Videos
Mars in a Minute: How Do You Land on Mars? - 04/13/2012
Landing a spacecraft on Mars is one of the trickiest things we do. This 60-second video explains how it���s done, and the three landing systems we use at the Red Planet. >>
Robotic Arm Target Practice - 04/10/2012
Engineers use Curiosity's body double to practice robotic arm placement. >>
Mars��� Whirling Dust Devil - 04/04/2012
Animation of a skinny "dust devil" on the dust-covered Amazonis Planitia region of northern Mars. >>
Storm Chaser on Mars - 03/20/2012
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Catches a Twister in Action. >>
The Challenges of Getting to Mars: The Cruise to Mars - 03/19/2012
In the eight-month trip to Mars, a lot has to go right for Curiosity to arrive safely. >>
Landing Practice - 03/06/2012
Mars Science Laboratory engineers have a dress rehearsal for Curiosity's landing day on the Red Planet. >>
Where are the Spacecraft?
Where is Curiosity?
After its successful launch to Mars on Nov. 26, 2011 Curiosity is in its cruise phase on its way to Mars!View simulated views of where Curiosity is now. >>
Where is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?
View the simulated views and computer generated images of where Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now. >>
Where is Odyssey?
View the simulated views and computer generated images of where Mars Odyssey is now. >>
Where are the Rovers?
Opportunity has now reached its three-year-long target, Endeavour crater, where it will spend time studying rocks never seen before. After a successful six-year mission, Spirit's mission has officially concluded. ������Send a tribute on Spirit���s mission at:http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/spiritpostcards.
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. >>
Send a Postcard to Spirit
Celebrate the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit by sending a postcard. >>
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! >>
