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Mar 26, 2013 03:12 PM ET // Irene Klotz
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, sidelined by two unrelated computer glitches, has resumed analyzing a sample of powder drilled out from inside a slab of bedrock. ->
Mar 1, 2013 02:14 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Due to a problem with Mars rover Curiosity's active computer, mission managers decided to switch to a backup computer as a 'safe mode' precaution. ->
Sep 11, 2012 02:08 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
New York City's Honeybee Robotics found a way to send a lasting tribute for the victims of the September 11 attacks to Mars.
Aug 16, 2012 03:47 AM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
NASA JPL engineers have been eating peanuts on risky missions since 1964's historic Ranger 7 mission.
Nov 4, 2011 05:19 AM ET // Jason Major
While looking for a safe place to weather the cold Martian winter, the rover Opportunity spied something protruding from the Mars regolith -- something it's never seen before.
Sep 30, 2011 03:05 PM ET // Jason Major
NASA's MESSENGER mission is turning up more questions than answers as it photographs strange recently-formed features on Mercury's surface.
Sep 24, 2012 02:05 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
NASA's OPALS mission on the space station is set to demonstrate the power -- and feasibility -- of laser communications in space.
Aug 20, 2012 04:24 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Peanuts aren't the only NASA tradition. There are vests, too, and steak. And communal beans!