Stanford's hedgehogs of Mars

According to Russian space officials, the Phobos-Grunt probe, originally to go to the Mars’ moon Phobos and launched on November 9, 2011, will instead come crashing down back to Earth sometime on Sunday, January 15, 2012.

Written by: David Heath | Published in: SpaceWant to watch the landing (or otherwise) of NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars? We show you how.

Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThe Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) was already working as Curiosity descended toward the Martian surface. Watch the stop-motion video of this historic descent onto Mars.

Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceNASA has released a remarkable set of photographs from the Curiosity rover as the mobile laboratory begins its exploration of the planet Mars.

Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThe NASA Curiosity rover has taken what is considered the clearest image of the surface of Mars ever taken.

Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThe Mars rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars and with it the Seven Minutes of Terror turned into the Seven Minutes of Triumph.

The Mars rover Spirit has been in hibernation on Mars due to the planet’s harsh winter. The mission team at NASA for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit hope it will awaken from its deep slumber. They are listening for signs of life.

Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceDo you want to know just how NASA's Curiosity rover will land on Mars? See the dramatic video that provides an up-close look at the many different, but highly sophisticated ways that must be used to get the rover safely to the Martian surface.

Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceDo you want to know just how NASA's Curiosity rover will land on Mars? See the dramatic video that provides an up-close look at the many different, but highly sophisticated ways that must be used to get the rover safely to the Martian surface.