It looks like Spirit, one of the Mars rovers,
has gotten itself in a bad situation. It's exploring an interesting feature on Mars called "
Home Plate", but the Martian winter is coming on, which means low temperatures and low light levels. Scientists would love to say and continue exploring, but if Spirit doesn't get a move-on, it will die.
"Our current focus is to drive like hell … and try to get [Spirit] to safe winter havens before the power situation gets really bad," said Steve Squyres, lead Mars Rover Exploration scientist at Cornell University.
Run baby! Run!