Mars Science Laboratory
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Curiosity Rover has cleared a sand dune that has barred the mission's progress since January 30th. The dune, roughly three feet (one meter) in height, stood between two scarps, effectively blocking the US$2.5 billion rover's progress.
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The chances of life having once existed on Mars got a boost this week and there was good news for astronauts on any future expeditions to the red Planet. On Monday, NASA announced six papers presented to the autumn meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
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This week, NASA announced that Curiosity picked up the pace of its travels by completing its first two-day autonomous drive, in which the unmanned explorer did one leg of an autonomous drive on Sunday, then completed it on Monday.
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Water, like gold, is where you find it and NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has discovered water in the Martian soil in greater quantities than expected.
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected no methane on Mars after more than a year of extensive testing of the planet's atmosphere. Its absence throws into question the notion that there may be life on Mars today.
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NASA took the metaphorical training wheels off the Mars rover Curiosity on Tuesday, as the unmanned explorer took its first drive using autonomous navigation.
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Today NASA paid tribute to its Curiosity rover, which has completed its first year exploring the planet Mars. Gizmag looks at 10 milestones of the mission so far.
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After over six months exploring the Glenelg area of Gale Crater on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has set out on a five-mile (8 km) journey to the lower reaches of Mount Sharp that will take from nine months to a year to complete.
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On Wednesday, NASA unveiled a rather large postcard sent back from Mars in the form a panoramic image over a gigapixel in size.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered a rock outcropping that may have been a suitable habitat for microbes in ancient times.
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sent back images on Wednesday that confirm it has obtained its first Martian drilling sample.
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NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity collected its first drilling sample on Saturday.
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