Mars Rover
NASA says goodbye to Opportunity, the Mars rover that bit the dust after 15 years
Opportunity was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, was pronounced dead 15 years after it landed on the red planet. Continue reading
NASA’s InSight landing bucks an expensive trend of probes smashing into Mars
Humans have an expensive history of crashing probes into Mars, where only about half of all missions have succeeded. Continue reading
NASA’s Mars rover goes silent after massive dust storm envelops planet, blotting out sun
NASA launched the twin rovers Opportunity and Spirit in 2003 to study Martian rocks and soil. Continue reading
NASA will send an autonomous helicopter to Mars in 2020
NASA is planning to send a tiny autonomous helicopter to Mars on its next rover mission to the red planet. Continue reading
5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: April 20
By Rachel Lau Online Producer - Quebec
One family has learned to communicate with their son, who has autism, through Disney movies. Continue reading
Concordia team uses gravity-simulating plane for rover breakthroughs on Mars
By Billy Shields Photojournalist
A team at Concordia University has recently completed a series of tests it hopes will help the next Mars rover mission succeed where others have failed. Continue reading
Mars rover example of University of Saskatchewan student experience fund
The University of Saskatchewan President’s Student Experience Fund helps with learning outside of the class room, including the Engineering Space Team’s award winning Mars rover. Continue reading
Explore Mars in this 360° view from Curiosity rover
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like standing on Mars, NASA is giving you the opportunity. Continue reading
University of Saskatchewan team wins mock Mars rover competition
A team of students from the University of Saskatchewan won first place at a mock Mars rover competition in Europe. Continue reading
Rover celebrates 10 years on Mars by discovering mysterious object
A white rock — that looks like a jelly doughnut — mysteriously appeared in front of the Mars rover Opportunity, leaving scientists guessing as they celebrate the rover’s 10th anniversary. Continue reading