Curiosity

Quick and Curious Facts About the Mars Science Laboratory Mission

Since launching in November 2011, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been on a 560 million-kilometer (350 million-mile) journey to…

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Curious About Curiosity’s Chemistry Mission?

The Mars Science Laboratory will be seeking clues to the planetary puzzle about life on Mars, the Curiosity rover is…

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What Will Curiosity’s “View” Be as it Approaches the Red Planet?

Imagine if you were tucked away inside the Mars Science Laboratory backshell, just like the Curiosity rover. What would you…

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Join Universe Today’s Live Webcast of the Curiosity Rover Landing

Want to be part of the Mars Science Laboratory landing event and join thousands of others in watching it live?…

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Curiosity’s Grand Entrance with Star Trek’s William Shatner and Wil Wheaton – Video Duet

Video Caption: Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, actor William Shatner, guides viewers through the video titled, "Grand Entrance," showing NASA’s Curiosity…

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Curiosity Completes Crucial Course Correction – 1 Week from Mars !

Image Caption: Course correcting thruster firings on July 29 successfully placed Curiosity on target to touchdown beside Mount Sharp inside…

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Will Curiosity Look for Life on Mars? Not Exactly…

"Curiosity is not a life detection mission. We're not actually looking for life and we don't have the ability to…

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Problems with Mars Odyssey Could Impact Telemetry for Curiosity Rover’s Landing

Caption: NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars' south pole in this artist's illustration. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars…

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Curiosity and the Issue of Planetary Protection

Curiosity at Centre of Attention During Testing Image Credit: NASA /JPL - Caltech There have been many reports about the…

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