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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity's Arm Wields Camera Well
The camera at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity spent a busy weekend taking photos from several arm positions.
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JPL to Stream Mars Curiosity Telecon
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 19), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Reveals Geological Mystery
NASA's long-lived rover Opportunity has returned an image of the Martian surface that is puzzling researchers.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete
NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian rock.
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JPL to Stream Mars Curiosity Telecon and Lecture
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 12), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data have given scientists the clearest evidence yet of carbon-dioxide snowfalls on Mars.
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Next Mars Mission Enters Final Phase Before Launch
NASA's Mars Atmosphere And Volatile EvolutioN mission is officially authorized to transition into the next phase of the mission, system delivery, integration and test, and launch.
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NASA Mars Exploration Rover Team to be Honored
The mission team for NASA's long-lived Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity will be awarded the Haley Space Flight Award.
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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Begins Arm-Work Phase
After driving more than a football field's length since landing, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is spending several days preparing for full use of the tools on its arm.
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NASA to Host Telecon About Curiosity Rover Progress
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, Sept. 6, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA Curiosity Rover Begins Eastbound Trek on Martian Surface
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a trek to a science destination about a quarter mile (400 meters) away, where it may begin using its drill.
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Rover Leaves Tracks in Morse Code
A Morse code pattern imprinted in the track marks of NASA's Curiosity will help the rover drive more accurately.
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Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet
For the first time in history, a recorded song has been beamed back to Earth from another planet.
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NASA Rover Returns Voice, Telephoto Views From Mars
NASA's Mars Curiosity has debuted the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to another planet and back.
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First Recorded Voice from Mars
The following statement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden was returned to Earth via the Mars Curiosity rover.
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NASA Announces Aug. 27 Mars News Conference
NASA will hold a televised news conference at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m.EDT), Monday, Aug. 27, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., about the activities of its Curiosity rover mission on Mars.
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Curiosity Broadcasts Images to Times Square
The Toshiba Vision screen in New York City's Times Square is giving visitors to New York City the opportunity to see photos from NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars.
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First Words of Safe Landing on Mars
The entry, descent and landing of NASA’s new Mars rover was full of unknowns – including when was the right time to declare Curiosity safe and sound on the surface.
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NASA's Curiosity Studies Mars Surroundings, Nears Drive
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been investigating the Martian weather around it and the soil beneath it, as its controllers prepare for the car-size vehicle's first drive on Mars.
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Rover's Laser Instrument Zaps First Martian Rock
Today, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity fired its laser for the first time on Mars, using the beam from a science instrument to interrogate a fist-size rock called "Coronation."