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January 26, 2006
Cornell goes to the movies: Mars and Steve Squyres' rovers star in IMAX spectacular
November 23, 2005
Spirit completes her first Martian trip around the sun
September 26, 2005
In a funky setting, Science Cabaret debuts with images of Mars
August 23,2005
Squyres writes the book on Mars
June 14, 2005
Lucky Spirit and Opportunity continue their odyssey
April 6, 2005
Rover mission extended for 18 months
December 16, 2004
Science names Mars Rover mission Breakthrough of the Year
December 2, 2004
Vast plain on Mars could have been suitable for life
November 11, 2004
Restless rovers demand long hours
November 4, 2004
Lengthening mission presents challenge to Cornell researchers
October 14, 2004
Cornell's Mars Rover operations center takes to the airwaves
October 7, 2004
Mars Rovers receive go-ahead to keep roving, imaging the Red Planet
September 23, 2004
Mars emerges from behind the Sun; Mission extended
August 19, 2004
Spirit finds new evidence of ancient water
August 19, 2004
Interview with Steve Squyres
August 5, 2004
Science journal features Mars Rover Spirit
July 15, 2004
Cornell’s MarsLab has major new role
June 26, 2004
Squyres strikes “Pot of Gold”
June 15, 2004
Mars Rovers: One going up and one going down
June 10, 2004
Opportunity dips into “Endurance Crater”
June 9, 2004
Opportunity begins descent into “Endurance Crater”
May 20, 2004
In Montreal, Squyres describes new rover adventures
May 13, 2004
Opportunity provides a spectacular view of Endurance Crater
April 14, 2004
Rovers to Rove until mid-September
April 1, 2004
Opportunity examines “Bounce;” Spirit heads for the hills
March 23, 2004
Opportunity finds evidence of salty martian sea
March 8, 2004
Pancam camera captures out of this world eclipses
March 5, 2004
Spirit and Opportunity find mission a grind
March 2, 2004
Opportunity offers proof that water was once abundant on Mars
February 26, 2004
Rovers assembling big picture of Mars
February 19, 2004
Rover-dug trench reveals polished, shiny "blueberries"
February 17, 2004
Rover Opportunity goes ditch digging on Mars
February 12, 2004
The wind and the billows: Rover Spirit spots warm-air pockets rising in Martian atmosphere
January 30, 2004
Panoramic images from Spirit and Opportunity
January 29, 2004
Spirit recovers, Opportunity targets rocks
January 26, 2004
Opportunity's systems declared healthy, as Spirit lives on
January 25, 2004
Opportunity lands on Mars and sends images of strange new world
January 23, 2004
Spirit answers Earth commands
January 22, 2004
Rover Spirit develops communication problems
January 15, 2004
Mars rover rolls off the lander
January 13, 2004
Mars east hills
January 12, 2004
Three days from rover rolloff, Cornell Mars Lab produces a panorama
January 12, 2004
Mars panorama image
January 11, 2004
Rover set to roll off lander in pre-dawn hours Thursday
January 10, 2004
Planetary star: Cornell's Squyres is named ABC's 'Person of the Week'
January 9, 2004
Rover instrument finds possible 'tracer' of liquid water at landing site
January 8, 2004
Cornell's—and Bill Nye's—Mars sundial gets its day in the sun
January 7, 2004
Spirit rolloff delayed
January 6, 2004
Cornell's 'cool camera' developer Bell in 'shock and awe' at Mars image
January 4, 2004
Spirit lands on Mars
January 4, 2004
Students on the rover team
January 4, 2004
Rover watch on campus
December 12, 2003
Mars missions leader has found the secret of the 25-hour day
December 12, 2003
Mars ho! Rover Spirit heads for a Jan. 3 landing on the red planet
July 18, 2003
Students and Teachers to Explore Mars
July 10, 2003
Opportunity has left the planet: Mars rover now bound for Meridiani Planum
July 10, 2003
Educator workshop helps teachers inspire new generation of explorers
July 10, 2003
Opportunity's bon voyage party takes CU alumni behind the scenes of rocket launch
July 10, 2003
Proud parent Squyres describes how rover 'kids' are different
July 10, 2003
Mars vistas: How Earth will receive stunning, high-resolution views
July 10, 2003
Botox for rocks: Tiny abrasion tool could help reveal Mars geology
July 10, 2003
Undergrads find that being part of Mars research isn't just for postdocs
July 10, 2003
Cornell senior helps to prepare the Mars rovers' to-do lists for JPL
July 10, 2003
Out of aluminum, plastic and wood, students make rover for Smithsonian
July 10, 2003
Rover's sendoff party allows CU alumni to go behind the scenes
June 26, 2003
View of Mars rover is in dramatic detail in Dan Maas' video
June 26, 2003
Bill Nye's 'cool' sundial heads for Martian surface
June 12, 2003
Squyres covers morning talk shows with Spirit
June 12, 2003
Spirit is Launched: Rover's seven-month journey to Mars begins
June 12, 2003
Inside story on Mars rover science, chronicled on Athena Web site, started long before scheduled June 8 launch
June 6, 2003
U.S. has breakfast on Friday with Cornell Mars scientist Squyres
May 22, 2003
CU astronomers prepare for first of two Mars launches, two weeks away
March 12, 2003
Athena science payload, instruments bound for Mars aboard NASA rover, arrives at Cape Canaveral
February 15, 2002
Rover vehicle will explore Martian surface -- but student-built, full-size model at Cornell will remain down to earth
August 10, 2000
NASA releases video made by Cornell undergraduate Dan Maas to dramatize plans for two-rover space mission in 2003
July 27, 2000
NASA Chooses Cornell to Lead Science Effort for Mars Exploration Mission in 2003
April 21, 1999
Two Worlds, One Sun: The Martian Sundial
March 15, 1999
LAPIS Student Mission Takes Off
