NASA will keep trying to contact stalled Mars rover Opportunity

NASA has changed its mind about how long it will continue to seek contact with an aging robotic vehicle that was blanketed in a dust storm on Mars back in June and has been stalled ever since. Now, the space agency plans to keep trying, rather than abandon efforts some time this month, as officials had said in late August. "After a review of the progress of the listening campaign, NASA will continue its current strategy for attempting to make contact with the Opportunity rover for the foreseeable future," said a statement posted on NASA's website late Monday.