Learn more about NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, which launches in late 2011 and will land on the Red Planet in August 2012.

Mars memorial. NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity rovers, by carrying small pieces of the wreckage, paid tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the twin towers of the World Trade ...

Mars 10 fun facts about Mars, also known as the red planet ... Spirit and Opportunity were twin rovers that landed just a few weeks apart from one another in 2004, according to NASA.gov.

Opportunity Mars rover is wheeling across Meridiani Planum toward Victoria Crater � a feature that promises to be spectacular in view but also surrender data about the red planet�s past.

The Opportunity Mars rover has explored Endeavour Crater’s western rim (pictured here) since 2011, including Cape Tribulation starting in 2014. The image, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance ...

When I saw the announcement that NASA ended the Opportunity rover mission, I gasped a bit. But I don't know why. I suppose we should have all seen this coming. Who hasn't been in a relationship ...

The Mars rover’s team made its last attempt to contact Opportunity on Tuesday night, and it went unanswered. On Wednesday, NASA confirmed that the mission is over. CNN values your feedback ...

So to satisfy your Curiosity curiosity, here are five surprising facts about the Mars-going rover. Image used with permission by copyright holder 1. Lasers! That’s right, lasers.

Forgotten about the Mars Opportunity rover? Understandable. NASA’s little six-wheel buggy launched from Earth July 7, 2003. Two hundred twelve days later, it deployed a parachute, retrorockets ...

Opportunity, one of the two Mars Exploration Rovers launched in 2003, landed successfully on the Red Planet at 04:54 UTC on January 25, 2004. Its original mission parameters planned for 90 martian ...

The Mars rover’s team made its last attempt to contact Opportunity on Tuesday night, and it went unanswered. On Wednesday, NASA confirmed that the mission is over. CNN values your feedback ...