Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin ...

Researchers using Spirit's toolkit of geological instruments from early January into April read the record from rocks and soils in the rover's landing area and found a history of volcanic ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

A powerful Manassas-built computer is running the show on Mars. The specialized computer built by BAE Systems in Manassas is guiding NASA's Spirit rover, which is designed to probe the terrain and ...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- NASA's Spirit rover cut the last umbilical cord to its lander and rolled for the first time since reaching Mars, positioning itself for the start of its journey across the ...

A view from the Mars Exploration Rover from when it set a one-day distance record for Martian driving, in 2005 (via Panoramic Camera, NASA/JPL-Caltech) The 3D images make up just a small part of the ...

Mars exploration rover mission -- Mission impossible -- The making of the Mars rovers -- Are we really on Mars? -- Hitting the dusty trail -- Can Opportunity climb down? -- Can Spirit climb up? -- The ...

On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to land on the Red Planet. The other was named Opportunity.