Just past the halfway point of its three-month prime mission, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has achieved several scientific firsts, but may still have its best “Eureka!” moments in front of it.

PASADENA, Calif. -- After a near seven-month journey from Earth, NASA's Spirit robotic rover bounded onto the rocky surface of Mars late Saturday, informing anxious space agency officials and ...

This video explored the story of Spirit, the Mars rover that was expected to last 90 days but ended up surviving six years on ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Loose soil piled against the northern edge of a low plateau called “Home Plate” has blocked NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from taking the shortest route toward its southward ...

LOS ANGELES -- The odometer on the Mars rover Spirit has been stuck at 4.8 miles for more than 1 1/2 years and has been incommunicado since March. This double dose of bad luck hangs over the scrappy ...

It took almost 2000 days for the defunct Spirit rover to travel 4.8 miles across the surface of Mars, but thanks to this time-lapse by YouTuber Oisiaa, you can relive its entire journey in 3,418 ...

After more than 15 years on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Opportunity Rover came to a tragic end. In this video, we explore the rover's incredible journey — from its fascinating discoveries to the ...

The US Spirit Mars rover communicated with Earth for 10 minutes overnight, one day after suffering a serious breakdown that cut off reception, NASA has said. Data sent by the rover was captured by one ...

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PASADENA, Calif.- Scientists and engineers gathered Tuesday at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to remember the legacy of the hard-luck rover Spirit that came through in the end with geologic evidence ...

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PASADENA, Calif. -- With the tug of Martian gravity building by the moment, NASA's Spirit robotic rover accelerated toward the Red Planet late Saturday and gave signals of a successful landing.