The Opportunity rover launched on a Delta II Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. January 24, 2004 It landed in the Meridiani Planum, a large plain straddling Mars' equator.

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity owed its astounding longevity to superior engineering, smart and creative drivers, and surprisingly consistent Red Planet winds, mission team members said.

NASA declared its Opportunity Mars rover dead today (Feb. 13), more than eight months after the solar-powered robot went silent during a raging dust storm on the Red Planet.

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity celebrates its ninth anniversary on Mars today. When it landed in 2004, NASA said it would be pleased if the rover lasted 90 Martian days. It's survived 3,200.

It's a dark, sad day for space fans the world over. NASA has officially said goodbye to the Mars Opportunity rover, one of its greatest achievements, who's watch has come to an end.. In late ...

In case you haven’t been keeping track of the plight of NASA’s Opportunity rover, I’ll get you caught back up: A dust storm covered Mars, the rover fell asleep, and now it won’t wake back up.

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

The rover brought along the Ingenuity helicopter, the first to fly on another planet. Smoke simulation by Joel Adams. This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, adjustable in the Settings menu ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover faced a challenging Mars rock named “Kenmore,” revealing valuable insights into Martian geology.