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Crucial Rocket Firing Puts Curiosity on Course for Martian Crater Touchdown
[/caption] NASA’s car-sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is now on course to touch down inside a crater on…
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8 Years of Spirit on Mars – Pushing as Hard as We Can and Beyond !
[/caption] January 2012 marks the 8th anniversary since of the daring landing’s of “Spirit” and “Opportunity” - NASA’s now legendary…
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2011: Top Stories from the Best Year Ever for NASA Planetary Science!
[/caption] A year ago, 2011 was proclaimed as the “Year of the Solar System” by NASA’s Planetary Science division. And…
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Opportunity Discovers Most Powerful Evidence Yet for Martian Liquid Water
[/caption] NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover has discovered the most scientifically compelling evidence yet for the flow of liquid water…
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Curiosity Majestically Blasts off on ‘Mars Trek’ to ascertain ‘Are We Alone?’
[/caption] Atop a towering inferno of sparkling flames and billowing ash, Humankinds millennial long quest to ascertain “Are We Alone…
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Curiosity Rover ‘Locked and Loaded’ for Quantum Leap in Pursuit of Martian Microbial Life
[/caption] NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, the most technologically complex and scientifically capable robot built by humans to explore the surface…
Mars Rover Finds a Turkey Haven for the Holiday
[/caption] What does a Mars Rover do for the Thanksgiving holiday? While one rover will be sitting on the launchpad,…
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Curiosity Rover Bolted to Atlas Rocket – In Search of Martian Microbial Habitats
[/caption] Only time now stands in the way of Curiosity’s long awaited date with the Red Planet. NASA’s next, and…
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NASA Robot seeks Goldmine of Science and Sun at Martian Hill along vast Crater
[/caption] NASA’s intrepid robogirl Opportunity is now swiftly scouting out locations at a Martian hill along gigantic Endeavour crater that…
A Rover’s 3-Year Drive Across Mars
Here's a look at the Opportunity rover's three-year trek across 20 km (13 miles) of Meridiani Planum on Mars, using…