NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to land on the Red Planet. The other was named Opportunity. These rovers were ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Getting the rover moving is still the first priority, NASA stated. In the past couple weeks, Spirit’s right-front wheel, which had stopped operating in March 2006, showed signs of life this week by ...

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity's landing on Mars, part of a mission whose legacy will extend far into the future. In January 2004, twin NASA rovers named Spirit ...