In a major achievement for planetary scientists, a study of soil samples collected and analyzed by the Mars rover Curiosity has confirmed the presence of water in the Martian dirt. … [Read full article]
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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks Record For Off-Planet Driving By A US Made Vehicle
NASA’s relentless solar-powered Mars rover Opportunity has now set a new record — greatest distance traveled by a US made vehicle on another world. The Opportunity rover was originally scheduled … [Read full article]
Mars Rover Curiosity — NASA's Rover Gearing Up For Second Ever Rock Drilling And Sampling On Mars
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is now gearing up to do its second-ever rock drilling and sampling. Curiosity is scheduled to begin the move to the “Cumberland” rock within the next … [Read full article]
Life On Mars, Analysis Of Rock Sample Taken By Curiosity Shows That Life Could Have Thrived There
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity recently used its rock drill to take a sample of the material inside of a Martian rock for the first time. Now that an analysis has … [Read full article]
Huge Solar Flare And CME Eruption, Mars Rover Curiosity Powered Down For Safety
A large solar flare erupted from the Sun on March 5th, accompanied by a large CME. As a result NASA decided to temporarily power down their Mars rover Curiosity, in … [Read full article]
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Forced To Backup Computer As Result Of Computer Glitch
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has been forced to a backup computer as a result of a computer glitch. engineers made the switch to the secondary computer while they work on … [Read full article]
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Into The Martian Rock For First Time, First Sample Taken
The first sample of material ever taken from the inside of a rock on another planet has been obtained by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. NASA just released new images showing … [Read full article]
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Captures Image Of Strange Shiny Metallic Looking Object
A recent image taken by NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity, shows a shiny, metallic, somewhat strange looking object protruding out of a rock. The image was taken on January 30, 2013, … [Read full article]
Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Treasure Trove Of Water-Created Minerals, Preparing To Drill Into Them
NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity, is about to start drilling into the Red Planet for the first time, after discovering a treasure trove of what looks like water-created minerals. Essentially it’s … [Read full article]
Mars Rover Curiosity Takes Best Portrait Yet, Captures Destination of Mount Sharp In Photos
The Mars rover Curiosity has taken what is arguable its best self-portrait yet. The panorama shows Curiosity with its eventual destination in the background, the enormous Mount Sharp. The panorama … [Read full article]
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Will Now Be Able To Take On-The-Go Photos
Curiosity, NASA’s newest Mars rover, is continuing its journey to its first major science destination, Glenelg. Covering nearly 40 yards per day, it scans the surface for interesting rocks, … [Read full article]
Life On Mars, What If We Brought It There?
NASA’s roving Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, has begun its journey to look for the evidence of life, past and present, on Mars. If we found life though, how would we … [Read full article]
Mars Rover Curiosity On The Move Towards Glenelg
Curiosity, NASA’s Mars rover has begun its journey to the interesting Glenelg site, around a quarter-mile away. Once there Curiosity will use its advanced collection of science instruments to investigate … [Read full article]