http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mars_ExplorationFind stories, videos, and photos about Mars Exploration from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:27 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/space/09/03/mars.images/tztop.mars.crater.nasa.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mars_Exploration14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mars Exploration from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/03/mars.images/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/03/mars.images/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat would you see if you could fly over Mars in a plane and look out the window?Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/12/nasa.twitter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/12/nasa.twitter/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA was honored Wednesday for its efforts to inform the public through the popular social-networking Web site Twitter.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/13/eod.mars.balls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/13/eod.mars.balls/index.html#cnnSTCTextBy next fall, NASA plans to launch its biggest Red Planet rover yet, the $1.8-billion, SUV-size Mars Research Laboratory. Even though the MRL will be able to haul five times as much equipment as the Spirit and Opportunity rovers that are already on Mars, a group of Swedish researchers say that they could accomplish far more if accompanied by a squad of helper 'bots.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/01/15/mars.methane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/01/15/mars.methane/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists have discovered methane in Mars' atmosphere, raising the possibility that life might exist on the planet.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/02/space.psych/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/02/space.psych/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Dr. Robert Zubrin could take a trip to Mars, he would be sure to pack a bread maker in his suitcase. Not just because bread is a pretty reliable expeditionary food, but because the act of cooking, according to Zubrin, seems to help people get along with each other, especially when they are in slightly dire, less than luxurious and more than stressful circumstances.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/03/mars.rovers.five.years/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/03/mars.rovers.five.years/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA's Mars rovers are celebrating their fifth birthday on the Red Planet, exceeding their original life span by four years and nine months, with no end in sight to their history-making work.Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/04/nasa.mars.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/04/nasa.mars.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/10/nasa.mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/10/nasa.mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTextA dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Lander's mission to an end, NASA announced Monday.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/30/mars.lander.doomed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/30/mars.lander.doomed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Phoenix Mars Lander has entered a state of suspended operation called "safe mode" due to low power, mission managers said Thursday. And while they hope to recharge batteries and reactivate the spacecraft in the coming days, they say the rapid onset of the Martian winter means Phoenix's days are severely numbered.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWill NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planetTue, 07 Oct 2008 22:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/04/nasa.mars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/04/nasa.mars/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA's Phoenix lander has discovered a toxic chemical in soil near Mars' north pole, dimming hopes for finding life on the Red Planet, the probe's operators said Monday.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/07/31/nasa.mars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/07/31/nasa.mars/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828422,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828422,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time. The robot heated up ice in one of its instruments earlier this week. Scientists say the chemical test confirms the presence of ice near the Martian north poleThu, 31 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/26/arizona.mars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/26/arizona.mars/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fun won't be over for the University of Arizona when batteries for the school-led Phoenix Mars Lander fail and its computers freeze up in the Martian arctic after its three-month mission ends.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810852,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810852,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics(TUCSON, Ariz.) -- Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with an intermittent short circuit on the spacecraft.Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/26/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/26/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA's Mars Phoenix Lander began sending photos of the planet's surface on the first day of its three-month mission "to taste and sniff the northern polar site's soil and ice," the space agency said.Mon, 26 May 2008 22:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNASA's latest mission will analyze the Red Planet's permafrost for signs of past and present lifeMon, 26 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/25/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/25/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first pictures from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, which successfully touched down near Mars' north pole Sunday, showed a pattern of brown polygons as far as the camera could see.Mon, 26 May 2008 06:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/23/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/23/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the wake of the wildly successful Spirit and Opportunity rover missions, you would think NASA would approach the landing of the next Martian probe with high confidence. Fri, 23 May 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNASA's Phoenix lander is set to touch down in the Martian Arctic on Sunday, where it will start chewing through the permafrost in search of lifeThu, 22 May 2008 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808080,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808080,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLike a miner prospecting for gold, NASA hopes its latest robot to Mars hits pay dirt when it lands Sunday near the red planet's north pole to conduct a 90-day digging missionTue, 20 May 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/03/24/nasa.mars.rover/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/03/24/nasa.mars.rover/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA sent conflicting signals Monday evening about what an official told CNN is a planned $4 million budget cut in NASA's Mars Exploration Rover program.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/02/29/womens.history.month.profiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/02/29/womens.history.month.profiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe following profiles feature prominent women in the fields of politics, law, sports, science and business.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:06:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1698526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1698526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAstronomers are hoping for a spectacular high-impact collision as asteroid 2007 WD5 zooms toward MarsThu, 27 Dec 2007 18:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/23/mars.soil.life.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/23/mars.soil.life.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe soil on Mars may contain microbial life, according to a new interpretation of data first collected more than 30 years ago.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/23/mwonders.mars/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/23/mwonders.mars/index.htmlWhen, after an eight-month voyage, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft beamed back the first images of Mars in 1965 -- to score a victory over Russia's Mars 1 in the Cold War space-race -- it changed the way scientists thought about the Red Planet.Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/06/victoriaimages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/06/victoriaimages/index.htmlSpectacular new images of Mars could reveal clues about tens of millions of years of the red planet's history.Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/28/mars.opportunity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/28/mars.opportunity/index.htmlNearly three years after landing on Mars, the rover "Opportunity" has reached a region of the planet that may provide the best clues yet about the history of the red planet.Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/25/fsmotion.spacetravel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/25/fsmotion.spacetravel/index.htmlNo space programs have captured the public imagination quite like NASA's exploration of the moon in the early 1970s. Now, earth's satellite is in national space agencies' sights again.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/25/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/25/mars.rovers/index.htmlThose long-lived NASA Mars rovers -- Spirit and Opportunity -- remain in fairly good shape, with one robot in survival mode as Martian winter arrives while its twin snakes its way across a taxing terrain of sand dunes to reach a striking target.Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/22/mars.water/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/22/mars.water/index.htmlMartian gullies that some scientists believe were recently carved by liquid water might instead be the result of landslides triggered by wind and meteor impacts, scientists say.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/10/mars.orbiter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/10/mars.orbiter/index.htmlThe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, on a two-year mission to study the Martian atmosphere and surface, and search for water, pulled off a dangerous and tricky maneuver known as "orbit insertion" and began circling the red planet Friday.Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/magazines/business2/cashinginmars/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/magazines/business2/cashinginmars/index.htmAttention, people of Earth: We are going to Mars. This is no sci-fi fantasy; for the past two years, NASA has been gearing up to meet the Bush administration's goal of landing humans on Mars by around 2030. The agency plans to set up a base on the Moon by 2020 to act as a staging area; that effort alone is projected to cost at least $104 billion. Throw in the round-trip voyage to Mars, and John Edwards, space systems analyst at Forecast International, estimates that the total cost of the program will top $400 billion--making it history's largest government-backed science project.Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/09/mars.orbiter.preview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/09/mars.orbiter.preview/index.htmlNASA's latest mission to Mars could eclipse all previous ones if it can get into orbit on Friday.Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/03/01/8370585/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/03/01/8370585/index.htmAttention, people of Earth: We are going to Mars. This is no sci-fi fantasy; for the past two years, NASA has been gearing up to meet the Bush administration's goal of landing humans on Mars by aro... Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/28/womens.history.month.profiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/28/womens.history.month.profiles/index.htmlThe following profiles feature prominent women in the fields of politics, law, sports, science and business.Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/18/mars.science.laboratory/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/18/mars.science.laboratory/index.htmlMake way rovers Spirit and Opportunity -- the next wheels on Mars will belong to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) -- a huge step in how that planet is further poked, probed, and more fully plumbed for new information.Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/21/mars.water/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/21/mars.water/index.htmlA pair of newly released studies have challenged the theory that a salty sea once lapped the shores of Mars' Meridiani Planum.Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/10/past.profiles.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/10/past.profiles.rovers/index.htmlBy the time Spirit and Opportunity made Time's "What's Next" list in 2003, the pair were already millions of miles into their journey to Mars. Earth's grounded citizens already had been dazzled by the journey of Sojourner, a much smaller rover that ventured to Mars in 1997. But Sojourner was a test run for its larger siblings. Spirit and Opportunity were well equipped to bring back a plethora of scientific information about the planet that once inspired popular visions of little green people.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/08/26/mars.summit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/08/26/mars.summit/index.htmlThe Mars Spirit rover has reached a milestone moment in its exploration of the Red Planet.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/08/24/mars.dust.devils/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/08/24/mars.dust.devils/index.htmlNASA's Mars rover Spirit has caught a bevy of dust devils racing across the surface of Mars, which researchers compiled into a stunning new movie.Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/23/mars.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/23/mars.report/index.htmlMore research is needed to determine whether potentially dangerous life forms exist on Mars before a manned mission to the Earth's nearest planetary neighbor can go ahead, a NASA advisory panel has warned.Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/12/visionary.pillinger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/12/visionary.pillinger/index.htmlAt the beginning of 2001, with Mars Express (MEx) and Beagle 2 progressing well towards what everyone thought would be an epic journey to Mars, the European Space Agency (ESA) called together a group of 10 Experts in Space Exploration.Thu, 12 May 2005 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/04/mars.slopes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/04/mars.slopes/index.htmlNew images of Mars show fresh detail of steep and inexplicable slopes.Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/15/rover.spirit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/15/rover.spirit/index.htmlMars scientists and engineers are elated about a dust-busting blast that has struck the Spirit rover at its Gusev crater exploration site.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/25/mars.opportunity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/25/mars.opportunity/index.htmlWhen it comes to long life, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity takes after its robotic twin Spirit.Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/03/rover.anniversary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/03/rover.anniversary/index.htmlSitting on the hill of an alien world millions of miles from home, a hardy NASA robot celebrates an anniversary Monday -- one year on the planet Mars.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/21/mars.heatshield/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/21/mars.heatshield/index.htmlThe Opportunity Mars rover has turned into a junkyard dog, prowling ever closer to a hunk of space litter at Meridiani Planum -- a discarded heat shield.Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/10/mars.parks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/10/mars.parks/index.htmlScientists have proposed a scheme to introduce a series of planetary parks on Mars that would see areas of the Red Planet transformed into conservation zones.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/03/marschances.water/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/03/marschances.water/index.htmlResearchers can now say definitively that Mars once supported a watery environment, but whether the Red Planet could have ever supported life is still far from certain.Fri, 03 Dec 2004 13:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/11/mars.mission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/11/mars.mission/index.htmlRussian space researchers will lock six men in a metal tube for more than a year in an effort to mimic the stresses and challenges of a manned mission to Mars.Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/21/explorers.colinpillinger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/21/explorers.colinpillinger/index.htmlMy life changed dramatically on August 6, 1996, when a group of NASA scientists claimed to have found a fossil in a meteorite from Mars.Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/08/mars.sleep.cnn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/08/mars.sleep.cnn/index.htmlStarting Wednesday, the Mars rovers will go into an anticipated 12-day "loss of communication" period as the sun passes between the Earth and Mars, an alignment known as conjunction.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/25/mars.rover.slope.cnn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/25/mars.rover.slope.cnn/index.htmlMost skiers are familiar with the slope of an expert, or black diamond, trail -- about 30 degrees, on average.Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/09/endurance.crater.plunge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/09/endurance.crater.plunge/index.htmlNASA decided to roll the dice on Mars this Tuesday by dispatching its rover Opportunity into a crater from which it may never escape.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/03/mars.rover.trucking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/03/mars.rover.trucking/index.htmlTwo interplanetary Energizer bunnies, NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, keep going and going. The pair of robotic explorers are now well into their extended missions on the surface of Mars.Thu, 03 Jun 2004 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/07/space.health.cnn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/07/space.health.cnn/index.htmlNASA's latest experiment with health care may benefit Earth-bound patients as much as astronauts -- and space researchers couldn't be happier.Fri, 07 May 2004 20:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/06/rover.crater/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/06/rover.crater/index.htmlThe Mars rover Opportunity is perched above a crater that researchers said could open up a window into the mysterious -- and possibly wet -- history of the Red Planet.Thu, 06 May 2004 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/20/dust.devil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/20/dust.devil/index.htmlWhirling dust devils on Mars probably generate high-voltage electric fields and associated magnetic fields that would need to be considered by future human explorers, scientists said Tuesday.Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/08/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/08/mars.rovers/index.htmlThe manager of NASA's Mars missions said Thursday they have extended the working lives of Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity until September and they could be extended even further.Thu, 08 Apr 2004 20:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/30/mars.methane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/30/mars.methane/index.htmlA trio of research teams independently probing the martian atmosphere for signs of methane have confirmed the presence of the gas and raised a host of explanations for how it got there.Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/18/mars.blueberries/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/18/mars.blueberries/index.htmlScientists have learned the composition of the mysterious sphere-shaped objects scattered across the crater floor at Meridiani Planum, the landing site of the Opportunity Mars rover.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/17/alien.debunk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/17/alien.debunk/index.htmlAstronomer Philip Plait is tired of radio personality Richard Hoagland's claims.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/17/creature.features/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/17/creature.features/index.htmlThose on-the-prowl Mars robots -- Spirit and Opportunity -- are sending back extraordinary images and science data about the Red Planet and its history of climate and water.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/02/mars.findings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/02/mars.findings/index.htmlMission accomplished: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once "soaking wet."Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/03/01/363560/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/03/01/363560/index.htm[HIT] Out with the drab. Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/02/09/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/02/09/mars.rovers/index.htmlThe Mars rover Opportunity has moved to the lip of the crater in which it landed and peeked out over the rim, mission scientists say.Mon, 09 Feb 2004 23:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360119/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360119/index.htmPeople think that driving a rover is like driving a car, but it's not. Since Mars is more than 100 million miles away, even at the speed of light the radio signals coming from those football-field-...Mon, 09 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/31/mars.rover/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/31/mars.rover/index.htmlThe Mars rover Opportunity rolled off its lander early Saturday, beginning the next phase of its mission to study the rocks and soil of the Martian surface for signs of water.Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/25/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/25/mars.rovers/index.htmlThe Mars rover Opportunity is sending fresh data, including new photographs taken on the vehicle's parachute trip to the planet's surface, to mission control.Sun, 25 Jan 2004 05:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/23/spirit.contact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/23/spirit.contact/index.htmlAttempting to diagnose a nearly mute and temporarily delirious spacecraft more than 100 million miles away, NASA mission controllers said Friday that they suspect a hardware problem on the six-wheeled Mars rover may have caused a severe malfunction.Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/23/mars.water.ice/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/23/mars.water.ice/index.htmlThe European orbiter Mars Express detected ice at the Red Planet's south pole, mission officials at Darmstadt, Germany, said Friday.Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/22/spirit.contact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/22/spirit.contact/index.htmlThe Spirit rover has stopped transmitting data from Mars, NASA mission controllers said Thursday, but there were signs it is still operating at a basic level.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/21/mars.rover/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/21/mars.rover/index.htmlThe Mars Spirit rover turned a camera back toward the lander that carried it safely to the Martian ground 18 days ago and snapped pictures that were released Wednesday by Jet Propulsion Lab engineers in Pasadena, California.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/16/rover.microscope/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/16/rover.microscope/index.htmlThe Mars rover Spirit stretched its robotic arm over Martian soil Friday, and its microscopic imager is capturing even-higher-resolution images than the ones sent back after landing.Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/15/rover.mars.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/15/rover.mars.int/index.htmlA NASA robot rumbled from its lander onto the surface of Mars on Thursday, a crucial first step in a mission to investigate alien rocks and soil for evidence of water and perhaps life.Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/rover.mars/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/rover.mars/index.htmlMission managers are preparing to roll the Mars rover Spirit off its lander early Thursday, positioning it for departure down a rear ramp.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/index.htmlSaying "the desire to explore and understand is part of our character," President Bush Wednesday unveiled an ambitious plan to return Americans to the moon by 2020 and use the mission as a steppingstone for future manned trips to Mars and beyond.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/13/mars.rover/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/13/mars.rover/index.htmlMission managers are making final preparations to roll the Mars rover Spirit off its lander later this week, among them cutting the last cable tying it down.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/13/bush.space.preview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/13/bush.space.preview/index.htmlThe former President Bush mockingly spoke of "the vision thing," that Americans expect big ideas from their leaders. President George W. Bush may soon deliver.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/10/mars.beagle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/10/mars.beagle/index.htmlFurther attempts are being made to contact the Beagle 2 Mars probe, which has been missing since Christmas Day.Sat, 10 Jan 2004 11:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/06/mars.colorpic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/06/mars.colorpic/index.htmlNASA debuted a color picture from the Spirit rover on Tuesday showing gray rocks peppering a Martian lake bed awash in its natural hues of red, pink and orange.Tue, 06 Jan 2004 19:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/05/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/05/mars.rovers/index.htmlOn its first full day on Mars, a NASA craft beamed back a three-dimensional panorama of its new home, a tantalizing hint of the capacity of the most sophisticated eyes ever to scan the red planet surface.Mon, 05 Jan 2004 05:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/otsc.obrien/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/otsc.obrien/index.htmlNASA's remote controlled rover Spirit is safely sitting on the surface of planet Mars sending images to Earth, where excited scientists will examine data for signs of water and life.Sun, 04 Jan 2004 12:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/mars.rovers/index.htmlThe robotic explorer Spirit woke up to its first full day on Mars on Sunday, hours after making a perilous landing, sending postcards to Earth and taking a much deserved snooze.Sun, 04 Jan 2004 05:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/03/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/03/mars.rovers/index.htmlA NASA robotic explorer touched down on the red planet Saturday night, sending a signal home that it survived the risky descent through the Martian atmosphere and bouncing landing.Sat, 03 Jan 2004 17:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76983/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76983/index.htmOn the 20th anniversary of the first landing of men on the moon, President Bush ordered NASA to take the next logical steps in space exploration: establishing bases on the moon and sending a manned...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDT