OSU Professor Helps Curiosity Reach Mars

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Curiosity can be a good thing to have and Sunday night Curiosity brought NASA one-step closer to knowing if there really is life on mars. A one ton robotic explorer made a flawless landing into a martian crater. For the next two-years the rover will explore the crater for new clues into … Continue reading »

NASA’s Rover Lands on Mars

PASADENA, Calif. (CNN) – NASA’s $2.6 billion rover, Curiosity, successfully touched down on the surface of Mars early Monday. Mission control in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California burst into cheers when Curiosity landed. The SUV-sized spacecraft made its dramatic arrival on Martian terrain in a spectacle popularly known as the “seven minutes of terror.”  Scientists … Continue reading »