NASA reported that Mars Opportunity rover has encountered some technical problems that make it difficult for the robotic explorer to save new data on its flash memory. Technicians were able to reprogram the machine to store further data on its RAM thus leading to memory loss when the rover enters hibernate mode. NASA’s Opportunity rover was designed to explore Mars for only three months, but it … [Read more...]
NASA Opportunity Rover Finds Evidence Mars Had Life-supporting Freshwater
Even after 10 years of efforts of exploring Mars, mineral analysis by the NASA’s Opportunity Rover shows the planet had liquid water 4 billion years ago fresh enough to support life, NASA scientists say. "While Mars is too cold to contain water supporting life now, we've had proof for past water commotion on the planet from satellite images of valleys and examination of rocks by the Rovers," … [Read more...]