Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
Stories About

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

Perseverance takes a selfie with its helicopter companion Ingenuity in the background. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS hide caption

toggle caption
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1081626105/1081661774" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

An artist's concept shows a NASA Mars exploration rover on the surface of Mars. The twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity were launched in 2003 and arrived at sites on Mars in January 2004. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption

toggle caption
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Opinion: Good Night Oppy, A Farewell To NASA's Mars Rover

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/695293679/695420295" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

A photo composed of nearly 900 images taken by the rover Curiosity shows a section of Gale Crater near the equator of Mars. The rovers are continuing to work through the U.S. government shutdown. NASA/AP hide caption

toggle caption
NASA/AP