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Curiosity Captures ‘Phobos Rising’ Movie and Sun Setting on Mars

Mars moon Phobos (above, center) rising in the night time Martian sky shortly after sunset in this still image from…

11 years ago

Opportunity Approaching Mountain Climbing Goal and Signs of Habitable Martian Environment

Opportunity rover captures spectacular view ahead to her upcoming mountain climbing goal, the raised rim of “Solander Point” at right,…

11 years ago

Spectacular Billion Pixel Panorama from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

This is a cropped, reduced version of panorama from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity with 1.3 billion pixels in the full-resolution…

11 years ago

Curiosity Gets Set for Epic Drive after Laser Blasting Mars Watery Secrets

Ten months after her breathtaking touchdown on the Red Planet, NASA’s Curiosity rover is nearly set to embark on an…

11 years ago

Human Voyages to Mars Pose Higher Cancer Risks

New measurements of the energetic space radiation environment present in interplanetary space taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirm what has…

11 years ago

Curiosity Drills 2nd Hole into Ancient Mars Rocks Searching for the Ingredients of Life

NASA’s Curiosity rover has just successfully bored inside ancient rocks on Mars for only the 2nd time since her nail…

11 years ago

Drill, Baby, Drill! – How Does Curiosity ‘Do It’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwuOByJ5zw&list=UUryGec9PdUCLjpJW2mgCuLw&index=4 Video Caption: This JPL video shows the complicated choreography to get drill samples to Curiosity's instruments as she prepares…

11 years ago

Opportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record

Now more than 9 years and counting into her planned mere 90 day mission to Mars, NASA’s legendary Opportunity rover…

11 years ago