http://www.slashgear.com Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-blasts-mars-rock-with-laser-100-times-17286772/ http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-blasts-mars-rock-with-laser-100-times-17286772/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:15 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=286772 Mars Curiosity rover bore into Martian rock with a small drill multiple times, but the robot has just taken things to the next level: lasers. Specifically, the rover got to bore a small hole into Martian rock by ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-blasts-mars-rock-with-laser-100-times-17286772/feed/ 3 http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-bores-into-mars-for-second-time-20282849/ http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-bores-into-mars-for-second-time-20282849/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:24 +0000 Craig Lloyd http://www.slashgear.com/?p=282849 Curiosity rover drilled into Mars' rocky surface for the ...drilled hole. In between these two drillings, Curiosity experienced a bit of a hiccup... there was once possibly life on Mars. Scientists identified some key components in...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-bores-into-mars-for-second-time-20282849/feed/ 0 http://www.slashgear.com/mars-astronauts-have-higher-chance-of-cancer-30284356/ http://www.slashgear.com/mars-astronauts-have-higher-chance-of-cancer-30284356/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 04:17:08 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=284356 Mars, research into the various effects of ... NASA used the Radiation Assessment Detector on Curiosity rover. Such a tool is designed ... was a possible radiation exposure level for Mars travelers that exceeds this limit, ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/mars-astronauts-have-higher-chance-of-cancer-30284356/feed/ 1 http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-opportunity-rover-finds-sign-of-past-non-acidic-water-on-mars-07285449/ http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-opportunity-rover-finds-sign-of-past-non-acidic-water-on-mars-07285449/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:26:46 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=285449 Mars that could support life has ... evidence of non-acidic water in Mars' past, a finding made by ... that this water is present on Mars right now, however, only that ... to locate. While the newer Curiosity rover is equipped with a ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-opportunity-rover-finds-sign-of-past-non-acidic-water-on-mars-07285449/feed/ 2 http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-communication-moratorium-in-effect-until-may-1-04276615/ http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-communication-moratorium-in-effect-until-may-1-04276615/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:26:04 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=276615 Mars Curiosity rover, which experienced a... has gone into effect, and Curiosity will be on its own... to planetary alignment called the Mars solar conjunction in which the... case you missed it, the Curiosity rover suffered an issue with...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-communication-moratorium-in-effect-until-may-1-04276615/feed/ 0 http://www.slashgear.com/photos-show-curiositys-parachute-flapping-in-the-martian-wind-04276455/ http://www.slashgear.com/photos-show-curiositys-parachute-flapping-in-the-martian-wind-04276455/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:35:12 +0000 Shane McGlaun http://www.slashgear.com/?p=276455 Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. The massive rover ... parachute. The giant parachute use by Curiosity was 51-feet in diameter and ... the parachute move is a minor curiosity, these windy flapping events could help ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/photos-show-curiositys-parachute-flapping-in-the-martian-wind-04276455/feed/ 3 http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-experiment-finds-mars-has-lost-a-lot-of-its-ancient-atmosphere-09276999/ http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-experiment-finds-mars-has-lost-a-lot-of-its-ancient-atmosphere-09276999/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:00:27 +0000 Shane McGlaun http://www.slashgear.com/?p=276999 Mars more habitable earlier in its life.... the results of the experiment performed by Curiosity, Mars was much more habitable about 4... years ago. The experiment conducted by Curiosity showed less light argon gas than ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-experiment-finds-mars-has-lost-a-lot-of-its-ancient-atmosphere-09276999/feed/ 21 http://www.slashgear.com/manned-mars-missions-in-20-years-say-space-experts-06280710/ http://www.slashgear.com/manned-mars-missions-in-20-years-say-space-experts-06280710/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:39:30 +0000 Chris Davies http://www.slashgear.com/?p=280710 Mars by the 2030s. "A human mission... getting from outside the atmosphere to Mars. Modules like SpaceX's Dragon ...anywhere around 40x the weight of Curiosity, NASA associate administrator Michael Gazarik ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/manned-mars-missions-in-20-years-say-space-experts-06280710/feed/ 6 http://www.slashgear.com/mars-rover-opportunity-breaks-space-driving-distance-record-17282586/ http://www.slashgear.com/mars-rover-opportunity-breaks-space-driving-distance-record-17282586/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:15 +0000 Craig Lloyd http://www.slashgear.com/?p=282586 Mars rover Curiosity might be the talk of the town currently, but NASA'... rock samples and conducting experiences, even if Curiosity's fame is overshadowing it all. ...away from the Soviet Lunokhod 2. Of course, Curiosity has already been the victim of a ...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/mars-rover-opportunity-breaks-space-driving-distance-record-17282586/feed/ 0 http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-opportunity-rover-found-in-standby-mode-as-communications-moratorium-ends-30280031/ http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-opportunity-rover-found-in-standby-mode-as-communications-moratorium-ends-30280031/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:33:00 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=280031 Mars, an event that had been planned as ...last week on April 22. Unlike Curiosity, Opportunity has called Mars its home for nearly a decade. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager John Callas said...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-opportunity-rover-found-in-standby-mode-as-communications-moratorium-ends-30280031/feed/ 1 http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-orbiter-spots-possible-lost-1970s-soviet-lander-11277560/ http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-orbiter-spots-possible-lost-1970s-soviet-lander-11277560/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:06:57 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=277560 Mars, which ultimately met an unfortunate fate... spacecraft were photographed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter years ago, only to... forum. The community at VK.com/Curiosity_Live crowdsourced a mission to find...]]> http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-orbiter-spots-possible-lost-1970s-soviet-lander-11277560/feed/ 7 http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-opportunity-rover-is-back-in-action-01280220/ http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-opportunity-rover-is-back-in-action-01280220/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 00:37:51 +0000 Brittany Hillen http://www.slashgear.com/?p=280220 Mars in a type of standby mode after lifting the communications ...spent many years rolling around the Red Planet. Communication with the Curiosity rover will happen soon. [via Space]]]> http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-opportunity-rover-is-back-in-action-01280220/feed/ 2