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Curiosity Reaches Out with Martian Handshake and Contemplates New Drilling at Habitable Site

May 11, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached out in a Martian ‘handshake’ like gesture welcoming the end of solar conjunction that marks the resumption of contact with her handlers back on Earth – evidenced in a new photo mosaic of images captured as [...]

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Curiosity is Back! Snapping Fresh Martian Vistas

March 24, 2013

Curiosity is back! After a multi-week hiatus forced by a computer memory glitch, NASA’s mega rover is back to full operation. And the proof is crystal clear in the beautiful new panoramic view (above) snapped by Curiosity this weekend from Yellowknife Bay, showing the robot’s arm and drill elevated and aiming straight at you – [...]

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What Mount Sharp Would Look Like on Earth

March 15, 2013

Ahh — there’s nothing like a beautiful sunny day in Gale crater! The rusty sand crunching beneath your wheels, a gentle breeze blowing at a balmy 6º C (43º F), Mount Sharp rising in the distance into a clear blue sky… wait, did I just say blue sky? I sure did. But no worries — [...]

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Curiosity Mars Rover Eats 1st Sample of Gray Rocky Powder

February 27, 2013

NASA’s Curiosity rover has eaten the 1st ever samples of gray rocky powder cored from the interior of a Martian rock. The robotic arm delivered aspirin sized samples of the pulverized powder to the rover’s Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) and Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instruments this past weekend on Feb. 22 and 23, or [...]

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Curiosity Drills Historic 1st Bore Hole into Mars Rock for First Ever Science Analysis

February 9, 2013

Earth’s most advanced planetary robot ever has successfully bored into the interior of Martian rock and collected fresh samples in a historic first time feat in humankinds exploration of the cosmos. NASA’s Curiosity drilled a circular hole about 0.63 inch (16 mm) wide and about 2.5 inches (64 mm) deep into a red slab of [...]

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