Astronomy
- Spirit Rover Finally Moves In Martian Soil
Spirit Rover which was stuck in Martian soil since April, 2009 has finally showed some movements from its current position. The Spirit Rover team is trying to get her out from the sand trap in which she has got stuck. Enjoy the animations of recent movement...
- 2010 Going Into 2011
Looking back, I have to say 2010 was a great year both for my blog and myself. I covered many interesting topics on my blog, including quite a few about exoplanets. Among other things this year, the Hubble celebrated its 20th birthday, the rover Spirit...
- Permanently Stationary Spirit
Spirit's Last Tracks Before It Got Stuck NASA/JPL-Caltech Previously, I wrote about the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit being embedded in a patch of rocky Martian soil. NASA today designated Spirit to be no longer fully mobile. The decision is taking...
- Spirit's Rocky Situation
Spirit, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, is in a very rocky situation. Since April 2009, the rover has been embedded in a patch of rocky Martian soil. The dark and crusty ground, captured in the picture above by Spirit before its current predicament,...
- Latest Selfie Of Nasa's Curiosity Mars Rover
It's the era of selfies and just like us, robots too have been bitten by this bug! Recently, NASA has released a new image of its Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, snapped by the rover itself. Using the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), dozens...
Astronomy
Spirit struggles with soft soil
NASA?s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is facing one of its biggest challenges yet with a patch of soft soil that is currently holding the rover hostage.
During recent attempts to drive around the Home Plate area of Mars, Spirit?s wheels have sunk about halfway into the ground. Concerns have been raised that Spirit may sink so low that its body may make contact with rocks on the surface, making the escape from this situation even more of a challenge. Engineers and scientists have temporarily suspended all driving while they simulate driving options with a test rover back on Earth.
Behavioral problems that Spirit exhibited in early April ? episodes of amnesia, computer resets and failure to wake for communications sessions ? have not recurred in the past three weeks, though investigations have yet to diagnose the root causes.
- Spirit Rover Finally Moves In Martian Soil
Spirit Rover which was stuck in Martian soil since April, 2009 has finally showed some movements from its current position. The Spirit Rover team is trying to get her out from the sand trap in which she has got stuck. Enjoy the animations of recent movement...
- 2010 Going Into 2011
Looking back, I have to say 2010 was a great year both for my blog and myself. I covered many interesting topics on my blog, including quite a few about exoplanets. Among other things this year, the Hubble celebrated its 20th birthday, the rover Spirit...
- Permanently Stationary Spirit
Spirit's Last Tracks Before It Got Stuck NASA/JPL-Caltech Previously, I wrote about the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit being embedded in a patch of rocky Martian soil. NASA today designated Spirit to be no longer fully mobile. The decision is taking...
- Spirit's Rocky Situation
Spirit, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, is in a very rocky situation. Since April 2009, the rover has been embedded in a patch of rocky Martian soil. The dark and crusty ground, captured in the picture above by Spirit before its current predicament,...
- Latest Selfie Of Nasa's Curiosity Mars Rover
It's the era of selfies and just like us, robots too have been bitten by this bug! Recently, NASA has released a new image of its Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, snapped by the rover itself. Using the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), dozens...