Opportunity and Spirit Mars Rovers

Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are 6-wheeled, remotely operated explorers on the planet Mars. Learn more about Mars exploration and how the Spirit and Opportunity rovers are doing. 

Related Topics: Curiosity Mars Rover Mission, ExoMars, India Mars Orbiter Mission, Mars, Maven Mars Mission

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Got an Idea to Save Spirit? Mars Rover Engineers Are All Ears

Got an Idea to Save Spirit? Mars Rover Engineers Are All Ears

By Andrea Thompson published

NASA engineers hold live webcast Q&A for Free Spirit endeavor.

Stuck Mars Rover Takes Up Stargazing

Stuck Mars Rover Takes Up Stargazing

By Bill Christensen published

The Mars Spirit robot may be stuck in sand, but is still sending back amazing images.

Steve Squyres: Robot Guy Says Humans Should Go To Mars

Steve Squyres: Robot Guy Says Humans Should Go To Mars

By Andrea Thompson published

Mars geologist Steve Squyres is optimistic about humanity's chances of getting back to the moon — and even to Mars — in the coming decades.

Robot Spins Wheels to Save Stuck Rover on Mars

Robot Spins Wheels to Save Stuck Rover on Mars

By Space.com Staff published

Engineers use test rover to try out movies to free Spirit from Martian Sand.

Test Rover in Place, NASA Prepares to Free Spirit

Test Rover in Place, NASA Prepares to Free Spirit

By Andrea Thompson published

Test rover is set up in rig built mimic Spirit situation stuck in Martian sand.

Free Spirit! Web Site Launches to Save Stuck Mars Rover

Free Spirit! Web Site Launches to Save Stuck Mars Rover

By Tariq Malik published

NASA has launched a new Web site to chronicle its efforts to save the Mars rover Spirit.

Panorama of images from Mars rover Spirit as engineers plan to extract the rover from soft martian soil

Stuck on Mars, Spirit Rover Does Science

By Space.com Staff published

Europe’s ExoMars Rover: Steering A Course Toward Humans On Mars

NASA Poised to Join Europe's Mars Rover Mission

By Charles Q. Choi published

The United States and Europe are moving closer toward a full-scale collaboration in Mars exploration.

Panorama of images from Mars rover Spirit as engineers plan to extract the rover from soft martian soil

Another Mars Rover Is Stuck ... in California

By Andrea Thompson published

At the JPL rover test bed, team members work to free the Spirit rover.

Panorama of images from Mars rover Spirit as engineers plan to extract the rover from soft martian soil

Stuck Spirit Rover Images Its Belly

By Andrea Thompson published

Spirit used its robotic arm to take image underneath itself to get better view of sandy trap.

Plucky NASA Rovers Complete Fifth Year on Mars

Opportunity Rover Passes 10-Mile Mark on Mars

By Andrea Thompson published

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity hits 10 miles on the odometer.

Entire Region of Mars Likely Shaped by Water

Entire Region of Mars Likely Shaped by Water

By Andrea Thompson published

Opportunity finds evidence of water acting at Victoria crater; Mars could have had liquid water and still been cold.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit’s wheels slip as the rover attempts to extricate itself from a patch of soft martian soil

Spirit Stuck in 'Insidious Invisible Rover Trap' on Mars

By Andrea Thompson published

NASA working to get Spirit unstuck; no plans to retire rovers.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit’s wheels slip as the rover attempts to extricate itself from a patch of soft martian soil

Mars Probes Team Up to Save Stuck Rover

By Space.com Staff published

Opportunity and Odyssey spacecraft aide in effort to free Spirit rover from Martian sand.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit’s wheels slip as the rover attempts to extricate itself from a patch of soft martian soil

Spirit Rover Stuck in Martian Dirt

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's Spirit rover's wheels are stuck in soft dirt on the Martian surface.

Image of Mars rover Spirit’s tracks during it’s mission to collect data about the red planet.

Mars Rover Recovers from Amnesia

By Space.com Staff published

Spirit begins driving again after recent bouts of amnesia.

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NASA: Mars Rover Has Amnesia

By Space.com Staff published

The Mars Rover Spirit "had a bout of temporary amnesia" on Friday, NASA officials said today.

Image of Mars rover Spirit’s tracks during it’s mission to collect data about the red planet.

Mars Rover Inexplicably Reboots Computer

By Space.com Staff published

Image of Mars rover Spirit’s tracks during it’s mission to collect data about the red planet.

Spirit Makes Tracks on Mars

By Space.com Staff published

Spirit looks back on tracks, sees bright dirt churned up by wheel.

What Lies in Store for the Mars Rovers?

What Lies in Store for the Mars Rovers?

By Andrea Thompson published

Spirit and Opportunity head for next targets; how long they'll last is anyone's guess.