Curiosity articles

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  Mars rover Opportunity breaks record for longest NASA drive off Earth

  By Carl Franzen on May 17, 2013 06:04 pm + 10 comments

  NASA's Curiosity rover has stolen much of the spotlight on Mars lately with its discoveries of o Continue reading…

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  The secret inside Peter Molyneux's 'Curiosity' may be connected to the next Xbox

  By Andrew Webster on May 1, 2013 05:55 pm + 27 comments

  Since last November millions of players have been chipping away at Peter Molyneux's strange Continue reading…

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  Life, death, and Mars: The New Yorker's definitive account of the Curiosity rover

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 17, 2013 03:20 pm + 1 comments

  The Curiosity rover, NASA's most ambitious Mars mission to-date, has received plenty of attention Continue reading…

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  Mars Curiosity rover back to active status after 'safe mode' standby

  By Dieter Bohn on March 19, 2013 07:44 pm + 15 comments

  NASA's Curiosity rover on mars is back in action after two days in "safe mode." It is still Continue reading…

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  Is there life on Mars? Why the question still eludes us after years of discovery

  By Carl Franzen on March 14, 2013 12:00 pm + 92 comments

  "Is there life on Mars?" David Bowie crooned in the 1971 glam rock hit of the same name. Four years Continue reading…

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  Curiosity discovers ancient Mars could have supported life

  By Carl Franzen on March 12, 2013 01:18 pm + 93 comments

  NASA just announced that its Curiosity rover has discovered evidence that Mars had the conditions Continue reading…

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  Curiosity enters 'safe mode' after memory is corrupted, possibly by cosmic rays

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 2, 2013 07:03 pm + 70 comments

  A memory issue on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has led engineers to switch the rover's operations Continue reading…

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  Curiosity rover collects first interplanetary drill sample

  By Carl Franzen on February 20, 2013 06:04 pm + 9 comments

  NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover has become the first object in human history to collect a sample from Continue reading…

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  Mars 'door handle' is likely just eroded rock, scientist says

  By Carl Franzen on February 11, 2013 09:55 pm + 48 comments

  A shiny-looking blob spotted on Mars sent the internet speculating that it could be metal or Continue reading…

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  Curiosity successfully drills Martian surface in search for evidence of water

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 9, 2013 03:54 pm + 32 comments

  After six months on the surface of Mars, the Curiosity rover has finally commenced the drilling and Continue reading…