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 | Mars Update
Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he gives us an update on Mars and examines the possibility of an upcoming asteroid collision with the red planet!
Date: 2008-01-23
Running Time: 00:28:06
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 | New Martian Discoveries
The two Mars Rovers are alive and well after surviving their second martian winter. Come and see photos of discoveries they have made during their third year on Mars, with Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty.
Date: 2007-03-31
Running Time: 00:31:36
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 | Happy Birthday, Opportunity
Opportunity, one of the twin rovers that are currently exploring Mars, will soon celebrate its first Martian birthday. On December 11, Opportunity will have been on the red planet 687 Earth days, which is one Martian year. (A year is the time it takes a planet to make a complete loop around the sun). Join us as we look back over the last 687 days of discovery: what we've learned, what we've seen, and what questions are still unanswered.
Date: 2005-12-11
Running Time: 00:47:21
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 | Where Have All the Rovers Gone?
NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have long outlived their life expectancy of three months. Join us as we sum up the rover data and explain how this information changes our view of Mars.
Date: 2005-02-08
Running Time: 00:45:44
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 | What's Next?
We'll update you with the last week's exciting events on Mars and talk about what NASA has planned for future missions to the Red Planet.
Date: 2004-02-28
Running Time: 00:29:21
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| Talking to the Red Planet
How do JPL scientists and engineers talk to the MERs and how do we receive those amazing pictures in return? Find out how, and get the latest updates in this webcast.
Date: 2004-02-21
Running Time: 00:23:48
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 | Mars Update
With two rovers on Mars, we'll update you with all of the exciting findings from the past week.
Date: 2004-02-14
Running Time: 00:31:00
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 | Mars Update
With two rovers on Mars, we'll update you with all of the exciting findings from the past week.
Date: 2004-02-07
Running Time: 00:38:00
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| Mars Update
With two rovers on Mars, we'll update you with all of the exciting findings from the past week.
Date: 2004-01-31
Running Time: 00:39:50
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 | The Story So Far…
Two rovers are set to land on Mars during NASA’s Exploration Rover mission. The second, Opportunity, should land today. We’ll review the Exploration Rover mission thus far.
Date: 2004-01-25
Running Time: 00:55:00
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 | Being Human on Mars
Take a virtual tour to discover what it might be like to touch, smell, and hear on Mars.
Date: 2004-01-24
Running Time: 00:55:16
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| Opportunity Landing
We mirrored NASA TV. Peek into the control room as the Opportunity rover lands on the Red Planet.
Date: 2004-01-24
Running Time: 01:01:59
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 | How Do You Look for Life?
Water has been called “the elixir of life” but was there ever water on Mars? Explore this and other questions about possible Martian life.
Date: 2004-01-23
Running Time: 00:46:33
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 | Pop Culture Mars
From science fiction and toys to invasion of Mars movies, we'll take a look at how martians have inspired our imaginations.
Date: 2004-01-18
Running Time: 0:50:00
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 | Playing around on Mars
On Mars, would a Frisbee “fris”? Would a boom box “boom”? Paul Doherty will demonstrate how Mars’s gravity would affect our toys and gadgets.
Date: 2004-01-17
Running Time: 00:57:03
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 | Robotic Biomotion
With Special Guest Dr. Robert Full!
Witness robots that glide over walls and obstacles like a cockroach. Get a sneak peek behind UC Berkeley’s Poly-PEDAL Lab, a hotbed of Bay Area robotics innovation.
Date: 2004-01-17
Running Time: 00:22:58
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 | More Mission Updates and Surprises
We'll check in with scientists at JPL and find out what unexpected discoveries they've made in the first two weeks of observation.
Date: 2004-01-16
Running Time: 00:46:27
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 | Mission Updates and Surprises
We'll check in with scientists at JPL and find out what unexpected discoveries they've made in the first two weeks of observation.
Date: 2004-01-15
Running Time: 00:41:12
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 | The History of Mars
Explore how Mars has been perceived from antiquity to Galileo to the present.
Date: 2004-01-14
Running Time: 00:31:00
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 | Martian Snowflakes
Dr. Paul Doherty “discovered” Martian snowflakes by creating them in the lab. Join him as he discusses ice on Mars and its possible manifestations in astronomical phenomena.
Date: 2004-01-13
Running Time: 00:46:22
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 | Myths
Explore the myths and misconceptions about Mars, from little green men to Orson Welles’s infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
Date: 2004-01-11
Running Time: 00:34:00
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 | Camping on Mars
What would it be like to set up camp on Mars? Learn about Martian camping conditions, including how to "boil" water.
Date: 2004-01-10
Running Time: 00:55:24
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 | Getting the Message
With Dr. Keith Noll of the Hubble Heritage Project and the Exploratorium's Ron Hipschman
Learn how MERs’ images are sent back to Earth and participate in a video conference with Keith Noll, Principal Investigator of the Hubble Heritage Project.
Date: 2004-01-09
Running Time: 00:22:03
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 | Tales of a Martian Rock Climber
Explore how Mars’s gravity and geology would affect rock climbers, with the Exploratorium's Dr. Paul Doherty.
Date: 2004-01-08
Running Time: 00:27:00
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 | What Time Is It on Mars?
How old would you be on Mars? Learn how time passes on Mars by exploring its calendar and seasons.
Date: 2004-01-07
Running Time: 00:33:00
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 | View from Mars
Find out what sunsets look like on Mars and what makes the red planet red with images taken by the MERs’ cameras
Date: 2004-01-06
Running Time: 00:37:00
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 | Introduction to Adventure
Come to the Exploratorium and see the first images from the Mars Rover Spirit. Learn about the Mars missions and the tools used to explore Mars.
Date: 2004-01-04
Running Time: 00:42:06
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| Only Mars
See an 8 minute video of the planet Mars from the James Lick Observatory telescope!
Date: 2003-08-28
Running Time: 00:07:57
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 | Red Planet: Up Close and Personal
We stayed up with Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman at the Lick Observatory in San Jose, California, for the best view we've had of Mars in a long, long time. At midnight on August 27, Earth and Mars passed closer to one another than they have in 60,000 years. Astronomers were on hand to tell us all about our nearest neighbor—its geography, orbit, and why both NASA and the European Space Agency have chosen this time to launch robotic missions to Mars
Date: 2003-08-27
Running Time: 00:37:05
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 | Preparing for Mars: FIDO in the Desert
NASA is gearing up for the 2004 landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, or MER. During the first weeks of August, NASA engineers and scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena tested their remote operation procedures using a rover called FIDO (field integrated design & operations rover). Our remote team traveled to the desert test site, and to JPL to find out how scientists and engineers use these tests to prepare themselves for their upcoming red-planet adventure. What did they learn in the desert? What do they hope to learn on Mars?
Date: 2002-08-19
Running Time: 1:03:16
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