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NASA Curiosity rover blasts Mars rock with laser 100 times

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [3]

We've seen NASA's 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 blasting it with a laser repeatedly, causing a hole a few millimeters in diameter, which you can see after the jump. Read The Full Story

Curiosity rover bores into Mars for second time

, May 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's been a few months since NASA's Curiosity rover drilled into Mars' rocky surface for the first time, but the little rover that could has bored into the red planet for the second time, collecting a healthy amount of Mars dirt along the way to be analyzed by the rover in the next few days. Read The Full Story

Curiosity rover communication moratorium in effect until May 1

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

March was an eventful month for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover, which experienced a variety of issues and delays, some due to problems with the rover itself and others due to conditions outside of anyone's control. Those issues have been resolved, but now starting today a communication moratorium has gone into effect, and Curiosity will be on its own, perhaps taking the most exotic vacation ever, until May 1. Read The Full Story

Curiosity back roving Mars in days after “straightforward” fix says NASA

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA expects to have the Curiosity rover back up and exploring Mars "in a few days" time the space agency has announced, with the fix for the unexpected downtime "very straightforward" according to the mission lead. A software error was blamed for the rover being put into automatic fault-protection mode - freezing all activity - when a file was artificially inflated in size and thus failed a software check. Read The Full Story

Curiosity put back into safe mode due to software error

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [7]

Back on March 11, NASA was scheduled to apply two software patches to its Curiosity Mars rover after recovering from a problem with one of its on-board computers. Now the rover has run into another problem, this time with a software file error that is preventing it from performing most of its duties, though it remains in communication with the NASA team. Read The Full Story

Mars Curiosity rover finds evidence of habitable life on Mars

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [2]

Today during a NASA news briefing on the progress that the Curiosity rover is making on Mars, scientists have revealed evidence that point to conditions of habitable life on the Red Planet. An analysis of rock samples that were collected by the Curiosity rover shows that Mars could have supported living microbes at one point in time. Read The Full Story

NASA holding Mars Curiosity briefing live at 1 pm ET

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to update the general public on what's going on with the Curiosity rover on Mars, NASA will be holding a public news briefing today at 1 pm ET, and they'll be streaming it live over Ustream for all to watch. While it's a mystery as to what will be discussed, our guess is that they'll be addressing the recent malfunction with the on-board computer. Read The Full Story

NASA to apply two software patches to Curiosity rover

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [5]

Earlier this month, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover experienced its first major malfunction, with one of its on-board computers experiencing a "memory glitch" and failing to go into sleep mode. A few days later, the space agency announced that the rover had been transitioned to its secondary computer and put back into active mode. Now, a tad over a week later, NASA has stated that it is making progress in its testing and assessment of the A-side computer's memory. Read The Full Story

Mars Curiosity rover is no longer in safe mode, says NASA

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [4]

On March 1, we reported that NASA's Mars Curiosity rover had experienced its first big problem, an issue with a corrupted on-board computer that prevented the robot from going into sleep mode. Fortunately, the machine has a secondary backup computer, but the malfunction prompted Curiosity to be put into Safe Mode as a precaution. NASA announced earlier today that it has been transitioned back into its active status. Read The Full Story

Mars Curiosity rover experiences first major malfunction

, Mar 1st 2013 Discuss [4]

So far it's been smooth sailing for the Curiosity rover on Mars, and it's even taken the time to snap a few Instagram-worthy self portraits. However, NASA has announced that Curiosity suffered its first major malfunction. One of its onboard computers became corrupted and wasn't going into sleep mode when commanded to do so. Read The Full Story

NASA: Mars Curiosity rover now analyzing drilled rock

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [6]

On February 7, we reported that NASA's Curiosity rover had successfully drilled into the Martian soil for the first time ever, making a small hole and acquiring a sample of the rock. The sample was to then be transferred to the robot's on-board laboratory, where it would undergo a process that allowed its properties to be analyzed, something that is successfully underway. Read The Full Story

Curiosity rover discovers strange piece of metal on Mars

, Feb 9th 2013 Discuss [33]

The Curiosity rover on Mars has been keeping itself quite busy lately, most recently boring into Mars' red surface in order to find signs of life. However, in its downtime, the rover likes to take a lot of photos, including self-portraits, but this time around, Curiosity came across a strange chunk of metal sticking out of the ground? What could it be? Read The Full Story
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