Curiosity

Curiosity Rover pauses mid-drive and captures Spectacular Martian Mountain Snapshot

Mars rock rows and Spectacular Mount Sharp Martian landscape scene with rows of striated rocks in the foreground and spectacular…

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Weekly Space Hangout – February 21, 2014: Two-Man Show!

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) This Week's Stories: (more…)

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Foom! Flaming Rocket Sled Tests Parachute For Mars Spacecraft

Watch the video above to the two-minute mark (and beyond) and we guarantee a brilliant start to your Friday. "Enter…

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How Do You Stop A Spacecraft Microbe From Attacking Mars?

When you have a Mars mission that is designed to search for life or life-friendly environments, it would be several…

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Weekly Space Hangout – December 27, 2013: Year in Review & Looking Forward

Host: Fraser Cain Guests: +Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein), David Dickinson (@Astroguyz), Pamela Gay (@starstryder) Big thanks to Nicole Gugliucci (@noisyastronomer) for…

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Rough Red Planet Rocks Rip Rover Curiosity Wheels

Photomosaic shows new holes and tears in several of rover Curiosity’s six wheels caused by recent driving over sharp edged…

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Why is Mars Red?

Another name for Mars is the Red Planet, and if you’ve ever seen it in the sky when the planet…

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Stunning Dunes, Crevices And Horizons From Mars Spacecraft

Who doesn't love Mars? Amid the bad news of a U.S. government shutdown now stretching towards Day 12, there are…

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This Earth-Like Mars Rock Shows Diversity of Red Planet Geology

A strange rock encountered by the Mars Curiosity rover early in its mission has few similarities to other rocks found…

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