Mars

Second Hole Drilled by Mars Curiosity Rover

(Source NASA). - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample…

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Mars Curiosity rover at Cumberland

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its front left Hazard-Avoidance Camera for this image of the rover's arm over the drilling…

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Curiosity Rover takes 360 degree view of itself and surroundings

(Source NASA) - This right-eye member of a stereo pair of images from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA's Curiosity…

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Parachute from Curiosity Flapping in the Martian Breeze

File this under not so scientific but kind of cool. These images show the Mars Science Laboratory parachute from the vantage…

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Mars Curiosity Rover Resumes Science Operations

The Mars Curiosity rover has started science operations again after experiencing a ground controller initiated safe mode and transition to…

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Mars Rover out of Safe Mode – First Pictures

Mars Curiosity Rover is out of safe mode and while not in full science mode it is sending engineering images back to…

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Europe and Russia Agree on Mars Mission Partnership

A new partnership between the European Space Agency and the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, has been signed to forming…

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Mars Curiosity goes into safe mode due to software error

New 'Safe Mode' Status of Curiosity Expected to be Brief There have been no new images from the rover due…

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Curiosity Rover Recovery Progressing, No New Images Yet.

The Mars rover Curiosity is still not in normal science data collection mode since a memory error prompted the flight…

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Mars rover sample shows mars could have supported life

A press conference was held today at which NASA reported the analysis results from the first rock drill sample.  Analysis…

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