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May 22, 2013 03:23 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Close-up imagery of Mars rover Curiosity's aluminum wheels reveal obvious wear and tear -- is such damage expected so early into the mission? Continue reading →
May 21, 2013 01:38 AM ET // Ian O'Neill
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has drilled into another rock and plans are afoot to analyze the pulverized material. Continue reading →
Apr 30, 2013 02:38 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
After three weeks of radio silence from NASA's veteran Mars rover Opportunity, mission managers regained contact with the robot only to find it had dropped into a self-imposed "safe mode." Continue reading →
Apr 5, 2013 02:36 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The sun has cut communications from Earth to Mars rover Curiosity and will soon follow suit for rover Opportunity, Odyssey and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). ->
Apr 3, 2013 03:54 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
A NASA satellite has imaged the Mars rover's parachute over five months to reveal it being blown around by the thin Martian air. ->
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 12, 2013 03:30 PM ET // Irene Klotz
The first analysis of powder drilled out from the inside of water-soaked rock shows Mars was a suitable place for microbial life to evolve. ->
Mar 8, 2013 12:22 PM ET // Jason Major
Before the rover can access the slopes of Aolis Mons, it must cross a wide swath of sand dunes that wrap around the mountain's base -- dark, windswept dunes that move. ->
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