We’re all still mourning NASA’s Opportunity rover, which the agency officially declared dead earlier this month following several months of radio silence in the wake of a heavy Martian dust storm that left Opportunity’s solar panels covered with a thick layer of red dust. But if it’s any consolation, the intrepid little rover has a fitting memorial out in the asteroid belt.
We may not have to wait much longer to get our first glimpse of E.T., NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said.
The NASA rover’s surprisingly long mission moved Mars science past ‘follow the water’
The robotic trailblazer’s mission comes to an end after more than 14 years on Mars. Goodnight, Oppy.
Opportunity has been silent for months after a global dust storm on Mars.
We said hello to some spacecraft and good-bye to a few favorites
It’s been 107 agonizing days since NASA last heard from Opportunity, raising fears that the 14-year-old rover has finally expired after being battered by a massive dust storm.
A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate.
The Opportunity rover on Mars is trying to survive a massive dust storm that could put the craft out of operation — but where does all the dust in that storm come from?
Mars is experiencing an estimated 15.8-million-square-mile dust storm, roughly the size of North and South America. This storm may not be good news for the NASA solar-powered Opportunity rover, but one Penn State professor sees this as a chance to learn more about Martian weather.
