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This article focuses on the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its preparations to return to the moon. The article explains that NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2020. Preparations are detailed including plotting the land on the moon, making tear-proof space suits, and testing exploration vehicles.

This article reports that unmanned vehicles to be used for Mars and Lunar missions are being developed to handle the sandy terrain prevalent in both environments. It is reported that the newest robot in development, called SandBot, will have limbs rather than wheels and is currently being used in dangerous search and rescue missions to assist police and fire departments.

Reports on the plans of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to cease the operations of the Voyager space probes as of June 2005. Plans of the agency for several U.S. solar probes operated jointly with the European Space Agency; Purpose of the launch of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in 1977; Longevity of the space missions launched by the agency; Reaction of Voyager mission scientists to the plans of NASA.

Focuses on the robotic rover with onboard intelligence called Nomad which was developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to identify meteorites in Antarctica.

The article reports on the completion of the mission of the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) rover of Hayabusa2 to photograph, probe and explore the surface of asteroid Ryugu on October 3, 2018.

Focuses on Nomad, a truck-size robot developed by engineers at Carnegie Mellon and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to test a number of technologies for planetary exploration. Control system; Batteries.

A chart depicting the driving records of the Mars rovers including opportunity, curiosity and spirit, is presented.

The article offers information about exploring the Moon using roving vehicles from 1973-2013.

The article reports that the Mars rover Curiosity has a weight of 1,982 pounds, compared to the Sojourner rover which is only 25 pounds.

A review of the article by Michael Carroll on the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity's results in the August 2005 issue is presented.

The article discusses the release of designs for the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Mars rover for the planned Mars 2020 mission to the planet Mars in the year 2020. Topics include the purpose of the mission, to search for past life and prepare for human exploration; similarities between the Mars rover and the Curiosity spacecraft; and a discussion of the seven instruments to be included on the rover.

A map of the world is presented with information on the location of the 23 teams currently competing to build a robotically controlled rover to land on the Moon.

The article discusses the meteorite "Block Island" that exists on the surface of Mars. The image was captured by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mars rover Opportunity in July 2009. Using the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer housed on Opportunity, astronomers confirmed that "Block Island" is a nickel-iron meteorite.

The article discusses the Victoria Crater on Mars and images of it captured in 2006 and 2009 via the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment. The images are compared in terms of their angles of view from directly above the crater. Surface exploration using the Opportunity rover also is noted.

The article discusses dust storms on the planet Mars that were detected in mid-March 2009 and their regularity when Mars makes its closest approach to the sun. It notes that the dust impedes the imaging capabilities of orbiting spacecraft including the Mars Reconaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express. It adds that storm-generated dust reduces solar energy available at the planet's surface, throttling back power available to the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.

This article discusses NASA's decision to retire the space shuttle "Atlantis" in 2008. The space shuttles "Discovery" and "Endeavor" will fly the remaining missions needed to complete the International Space Station. NASA program Manager Wayne Hale adds that the space shuttle "Atlantis" will be stripped down for any necessary parts that the other two shuttles may need. NASA scientists and engineers expect the Crew Launch Vehicle and Crew Exploration Vehicle to be completed by 2014.

Provides observations about the change in public perspective towards planetary exploration. How National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) flew probes planets Venus and Mars in 1960s; Creation of the field of planetary science; Plans for NASA probes to explore planets Mars, Saturn's moon Titan, and Jupiter's moon Europa.

Reports on the Sojourner rover's mission updates on the planet Mars. Details on how the the rover's battery went off but the mission continued; Findings on the rocks analyzed by the rover; Temperature findings; Analysis on formation of water clouds.