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Mars Express to Relay First Science Data from Mars Curiosity
October 6, 2012 For 15 minutes, the NASA rover will transmit scientific data up to MEX, which will store it on board for a time. Then, two hours later, MEX will line up again, this time pointing its High Gain ... > full story -
NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Prepares to Study Martian Soil
October 4, 2012 NASA's Curiosity rover is in a position on Mars where scientists and engineers can begin preparing the rover to take its first scoop of soil for ... > full story -
NASA's Curiosity Rover Checks in on Mars Using Foursquare
October 4, 2012 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover checked in on Mars Wednesday using the mobile application Foursquare. This marks the first check-in on another planet. Users on Foursquare can keep up with Curiosity as ... > full story -
My Life on Mars: Engineering Student Experiences Life on the Red Planet
October 1, 2012 As NASA's Curiosity rover scours the surface of Mars and beams pictures of the stark and desolate landscape back to Earth, we've begun to paint a picture of what living on the red planet might ... > full story -
Mars Rover Opportunity Working at 'Matijevic Hill'
September 30, 2012 NASA's Mars rover Opportunity, well into its ninth year on Mars, will work for the next several weeks or months at a site with some of the mission's most intriguing geological features. The site, ... > full story -
Learning to Live on Mars: Fatigue Management Program for Controlling Space-Age Jetlag
September 28, 2012 The Martian day, which is about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day, can cause havoc with the internal 24-hour body clock. However, researchers have developed and tested a fatigue management program ... > full story -
Mars Weather Report: Gale Crater Set for Summer Heat Wave?
September 28, 2012 Preliminary weather reports from the Curiosity’s Remote Environment Monitoring Station (REMS) are showing some surprisingly mild temperatures during the day. Average daytime air ... > full story -
Mars: Curiosity's DAN Instrument Suggests Gale Crater Drier Than Expected
September 28, 2012 Preliminary data from the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory indicate that the Gale Crater landing site might be drier than expected. The Curiosity rover is designed to carry out research into whether ... > full story -
NASA Rover Finds Old Streambed on Martian Surface
September 27, 2012 NASA's Curiosity rover mission has found evidence a stream once ran vigorously across the area on Mars where the rover is driving. There is earlier evidence for the presence of water on Mars, but ... > full story -
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Finishes Close Inspection of Rock Target
September 25, 2012 NASA's rover Curiosity touched a Martian rock with its robotic arm for the first time on Sept. 22, assessing what chemical elements are in the rock called "Jake ... > full story
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