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 →
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has drilled into another rock and plans are afoot to analyze the pulverized material. Continue reading →
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 →
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). ->
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. ->
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. ->
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. ->
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. ->
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