Rover, Sky Crane, Heat Shield and Parachute Located from Orbit by HiRISE
More awesomeness from HiRISE! A new orbital image shows the Curiosity rover sitting on Mars’ surface, along with all the…
Winds of Change at the Edge of the Solar System
As the venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft hurtles ever outward, breaking through the very borders of our solar system at staggering…
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Curiosity Beams 1st Color Image from Mars
Image caption: This murky view from Curiosity shows the martian landscape looking north to the rim from inside the Gale…
Sir Bernard Lovell, 1913 to 2012
Caption: Sir Bernard Lovell. Credit: Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester Sir Bernard Lovell OBE FRS, Emeritus Professor of Radio Astronomy,…
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Curiosity’s Dramatic MARDI Descent Movie
Image Caption: Curiosity Heat shield falls away from the bottom of Curiosity and the Sky Crane descent stage in this…
Huge Solar Filament Stretches Across the Sun
Caption: High resolution full disc hydrogen alpha composite of the Sun on August 5, 2012, comprising of 6 images for…
Curiosity’s Awesome Landing “Trailer”
This short compilation video is a great overview of all the action on landing night for the Curiosity rover: Suspense,…
“Nailed It!” HiRISE Captures Incredible Image of Curiosity’s Descent to Mars
The HiRISE team has outdone themselves this time. Using their incredible instrument, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, they have…
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President Obama Hails NASA Curiosity rover landing on Mars
Image Caption: Landing ellipse for Curiosity rover inside Gale Crater at the foot of Mount Sharp on Mars and will…
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Long Live American Curiosity – Now We Start Exploring Mars
Image Caption: This image shows one of the first views from NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening…