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		<title>Lego Mars Curiosity rover set official</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a great time for Lego: there&#8217;s going to be a movie based on the building bricks, and the company just announced its latest set. As a part of Lego&#8217;s Cuusoo project, fans are able to send in designs and ideas for future Lego sets, and the Mars Curiosity rover won this round, beating out  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lego-mars-curiosity-rover-set-official-19287094/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Curiosity rover blasts Mars rock with laser 100 times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen NASA&#8216;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,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-blasts-mars-rock-with-laser-100-times-17286772/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity rover bores into Mars for second time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a few months since NASA&#8216;s Curiosity rover drilled into Mars&#8217; 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.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-bores-into-mars-for-second-time-20282849/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity rover communication moratorium in effect until May 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March was an eventful month for NASA&#8217;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&#8217;s control. Those issues have been resolved, but now starting today a communication moratorium has gone into effect, and Curiosity will be  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-communication-moratorium-in-effect-until-may-1-04276615/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity back roving Mars in days after &#8220;straightforward&#8221; fix says NASA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA expects to have the Curiosity rover back up and exploring Mars &#8220;in a few days&#8221; time the space agency has announced, with the fix for the unexpected downtime &#8220;very straightforward&#8221; according to the mission lead. A software error was blamed for the rover being put into automatic fault-protection mode &#8211; freezing all activity &#8211;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-back-roving-mars-in-days-after-straightforward-fix-says-nasa-19274596/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity put back into safe mode due to software error</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-put-back-into-safe-mode-due-to-software-error-18274514/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mars Curiosity rover finds evidence of habitable life on Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-finds-evidence-of-habitable-life-on-mars-12273485/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA holding Mars Curiosity briefing live at 1 pm ET</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to update the general public on what&#8217;s going on with the Curiosity rover on Mars, NASA will be holding a public news briefing today at 1 pm ET, and they&#8217;ll be streaming it live over Ustream for all to watch. While it&#8217;s a mystery as to what will be discussed, our guess  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-holding-mars-curiosity-briefing-live-at-1-pm-et-12273462/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA to apply two software patches to Curiosity rover</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, NASA&#8217;s Mars Curiosity rover experienced its first major malfunction, with one of its on-board computers experiencing a &#8220;memory glitch&#8221; 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  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-to-apply-two-software-patches-to-curiosity-rover-11273409/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mars Curiosity rover is no longer in safe mode, says NASA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 1, we reported that NASA&#8217;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  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-is-no-longer-in-safe-mode-says-nasa-05272510/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mars Curiosity rover experiences first major malfunction</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-experiences-first-major-malfunction-01272033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far it&#8217;s been smooth sailing for the Curiosity rover on Mars, and it&#8217;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&#8217;t going into sleep mode when commanded to do so. The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-experiences-first-major-malfunction-01272033/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA: Mars Curiosity rover now analyzing drilled rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 7, we reported that NASA&#8217;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&#8217;s on-board laboratory, where it would undergo a process that allowed its properties to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-mars-curiosity-rover-now-analyzing-drilled-rock-26271504/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity rover discovers strange piece of metal on Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Curiosity rover on Mars has been keeping itself quite busy lately, most recently boring into Mars&#8217; 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  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-discovers-strange-piece-of-metal-on-mars-09268726/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity rover bores into Mars for the first time</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-bores-into-mars-for-the-first-time-07268549/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8217;s Curiosity rover, which is currently putzing its way around Mars, has just drilled its way into Martian soil for the first time, making a perfectly cylindrical hole on the surface of the Red Planet. The hole is approximately 0.8-inches deep and about 0.6-inches across. From the photo below, the hole looks much bigger, but  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-bores-into-mars-for-the-first-time-07268549/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity&#8217;s first rock sample target may have been found</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to check in with our old buddy Curiosity as it makes its way across the surface of Mars. NASA announced today that the rover may have found its first rock sample, which could provide clues about whether or not the planet could have at one time supported microbial life. We&#8217;re not sure yet  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiositys-first-rock-sample-target-may-have-been-found-15265446/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s Curiosity&#8217;s New Year message from Mars</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/heres-curiositys-new-year-message-from-mars-01262693/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering how far away Mars rover Curiosity is &#8211; and how busy it is chewing through rock samples &#8211; we&#8217;re guessing the exploring robot had a little help from NASA putting together its New Year greeting for Times Square last night. Teased in the final hours of 2012, the clip was beamed up to the huge Toshiba  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/heres-curiositys-new-year-message-from-mars-01262693/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s Curiosity Mars rover will deliver a &#8220;special message&#8221; in Times Square tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-curiosity-mars-rover-will-deliver-a-special-message-in-times-square-tonight-31262667/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8217;s Curiosity rover has already reached a few milestones, including being the first ever to check in using Foursquare on another planet. Tonight, however, the Mars rover will make an appearance at tonight&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s celebrations in New York City&#8217;s Time Square, where millions will watch the ball drop. The rover is planning to deliver  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-curiosity-mars-rover-will-deliver-a-special-message-in-times-square-tonight-31262667/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity plays peekaboo: New self-shot before 9-month mountain climb</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-plays-peekaboo-new-self-shot-before-9-month-mountain-climb-29262524/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8217;s Curiosity rover has set mountain climbing as its New Year&#8217;s Resolution, with the intrepid space explorer headed up a Martian peak  for its 2013 challenge. The nine-month trek &#8211; punctuated with pitstops for drilling and sample analysis - will see Curiosity clamber up the 3 mile high Mount Sharp at the center of the Gale Crater  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-plays-peekaboo-new-self-shot-before-9-month-mountain-climb-29262524/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity snaps images of space from surface of Mars</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-snaps-images-of-space-from-surface-of-mars-13260884/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hubbub surrounding the Curiosity rover seems to have died down a bit in recent weeks, but it&#8217;s reminding us today that it&#8217;s still working away on the surface of Mars with a set of new images. Most of the pictures are of the surface itself, but for two of the shots, Curiosity turned its  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-snaps-images-of-space-from-surface-of-mars-13260884/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity drill flaw could self-destruct Mars rover&#8217;s electronics</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-drill-flaw-could-self-destruct-mars-rovers-electronics-11260332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8217;s Curiosity rover could destroy its own electronics systems when it begins using its percussive drill to mine Mars rock samples, the space agency has admitted, a known flaw since before the robot explorer even took off from Earth. The late discovery of a prone-to-failure bond in the drilling mechanism forced the Jet Propulsion Team  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-drill-flaw-could-self-destruct-mars-rovers-electronics-11260332/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mars Curiosity rover conducts first soil sample test, finds water, sulfur and chlorine</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-conducts-first-soil-sample-test-finds-water-sulfur-and-chlorine-03259313/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA has announced today that the Curiosity rover currently putzing around on Mars has conducted its first, extensive test that analyzed soil samples that the rover dug up previously. The results found a &#8220;complex chemistry&#8221; in the soil. Water, sulfur and chlorine-containing substances were discovered, along with a few other ingredients. The soil sample was  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-conducts-first-soil-sample-test-finds-water-sulfur-and-chlorine-03259313/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity&#8217;s whole Mars mission is &#8220;history books&#8221; worthy clarifies NASA</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/curiositys-whole-mars-mission-is-history-books-worthy-clarifies-nasa-28258698/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8216;s teased data &#8220;for the history books&#8221; from the Curiosity Mars rover has all been a huge misunderstanding, the space agency now says, with the reference apparently encompassing the mission as a whole &#8211; not a specific finding. Anticipation was built earlier this month when principal investigator John Grotzinger told NPR that &#8220;this data is gonna  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiositys-whole-mars-mission-is-history-books-worthy-clarifies-nasa-28258698/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 20, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Tuesday evening everyone! Today we found out that shipping times for the iPhone 5 have gone down to two weeks, which should be good news for those who have been waiting to get their hands on one. HP announced that Autonomy&#8217;s &#8220;serious accounting improprieties&#8221; have left it with a whopping $8.8 billion bill,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-20-2012-20257859/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity finds &#8220;history book&#8221; worthy Mars data, but NASA won&#8217;t tell you yet</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-finds-history-book-worthy-mars-data-but-nasa-wont-tell-you-yet-20257824/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8217;s Curiosity Mars rover has discovered &#8220;some exciting new results&#8221; during its exploration of the Martian surface, but the team behind the distant explorer can&#8217;t yet spill the beans as the data must be re-checked. &#8220;This data is gonna be one for the history books. It&#8217;s looking really good&#8221; principal investigator John Grotzinger teased NPR, with  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-finds-history-book-worthy-mars-data-but-nasa-wont-tell-you-yet-20257824/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity Mars rover finds radiation levels safe for humankind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Mars, ladies and gentlemen, as the NASA Curiosity mission continues its epic journey across the planet&#8217;s surface with a news note that they have found radiation levels totally safe for human beings. This finding is entirely encouraging for the future of Mars exploration as far as actually sending human beings there goes,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-mars-rover-finds-radiation-levels-safe-for-humankind-18257493/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s Curiosity reveals surprises on Mars rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8216;s Curiosity robot, which has been rolling hither and yon on Mars in search of microbial life, has revealed some aspects of a rock that surprise scientists. The rock, named Jack Matijevic in honor of a NASA engineer who passed away shortly after Curiosity landed, contains a varied composition profile that was unexpected based on  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-curiosity-reveals-surprises-on-mars-rock-12251581/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 9, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Tuesday evening, everyone. Earlier today, we found out that Samsung may be planning a Nexus 10 tablet, complete with a resolution to give the third-gen iPad a run for its money. ZTE gave its response to yesterday&#8217;s allegations that it may be helping the Chinese government spy on the US, and Apple started  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-october-9-2012-09251129/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Curiosity rover picks up first scoop of Martian soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8216;s Curiosity Mars rover scooped up its first sampling of soil from the Red Planet on Sunday, and it plans to sift through the soil vigorously in order to find out more information about the planet. The rover’s gathering and testing of the soil on Mars is an important part of its two-year mission to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-picks-up-first-scoop-of-martian-soil-09251038/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 5, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve arrived at another Friday evening, which means that the weekend lies ahead. Today, as many of you probably already know, was the one-year anniversary of the passing of Steve Jobs. Apple paid tribute to Jobs in a new video released today, and it was announced that three modified MacBook Pros will be auctioned off  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-october-5-2012-05250811/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why does NASA&#8217;s Curiosity want Mars dirt anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/why-does-nasas-curiosity-want-mars-dirt-anyway-05250572/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mars explorer Curiosity is about to grab itself a scoopful of soil, the first time the sample gathering system has been used while the robotic rover has been on the red planet, but just what is the NASA &#8216;bot hoping to find? According to NASA, the mission - which will see Curiosity flex its incredibly slow claw &#8211;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/why-does-nasas-curiosity-want-mars-dirt-anyway-05250572/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 4, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Thursday evening everyone &#8211; just one more work day to go and then we&#8217;ll have arrived at the weekend. Today we received a pair of invites from Microsoft &#8211; one for a Windows 8 launch event happening on October 25, and another for a Windows Phone 8 event happening on October 29. We  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-october-4-2012-04250482/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mars Curiosity rover grabs a bit of soil</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-grabs-a-bit-of-soil-04250431/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an update that here on Earth would be beyond mundane, an especially exciting approach towards a ripple of sand has been made by the Mars Curiosity rover and announced today by NASA. This update includes plans for the rover to do a several day analyzation of the sand so that they might make the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-rover-grabs-a-bit-of-soil-04250431/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Curiosity Rover checks in using foursquare</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think most everyone is familiar with foursquare. This is a service that lets you check in to show people where you are or where you&#8217;ve been. The more check-ins you make at a specific place, the closer you come the being the mayor of whatever that specific place is. Curiosity is one-step closer to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-checks-in-using-foursquare-04250350/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA coming up with ideas for future Mars missions</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-coming-up-with-ideas-for-future-mars-missions-29249706/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 01:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curiosity is currently at the center of the public&#8217;s attention when it comes to space exploration, but NASA scientists have started shooting around ideas for future missions to Mars. Ultimately, scientists would like to retrieve rocks from the surface of Mars and bring them back to Earth for more in-depth examination, though they aren&#8217;t planning  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-coming-up-with-ideas-for-future-mars-missions-29249706/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 27, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Thursday evening, everyone. This afternoon, RIM delivered its quarterly report, and even though it didn&#8217;t look too good, it was still better than quarterly reports of the past. Samsung is teasing a new Galaxy Note II event for October 24, while Google turned 14 years old today and celebrated with a brand new  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-september-27-2012-27249561/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity rover discovers ancient streambed on surface of Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Curiosity rover is examining all sorts of things on the surface of Mars, but today, NASA is reporting a major breakthrough. Curiosity has discovered evidence on an old, dried up streambed on the surface of Mars, suggesting that water did once indeed flow on the Red Planet. Of course, we&#8217;ve seen evidence for the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-discovers-ancient-streambed-on-surface-of-mars-27249543/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity discovers pyramid-shaped rock on Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curiosity is rolling around the surface of Mars looking for interesting rocks to study. The rover has come across a rock laying on the surface of Mars with very interesting pyramid shape. The rock was discovered as Curiosity was cruising to an area known as Glenelg. NASA researchers expect to find a combination of three  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-discovers-pyramid-shaped-rock-on-mars-21248841/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity Rover robotic arm tests are nearly complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most interesting NASA missions to Mars ever conducted saw a giant Rover dubbed Curiosity land on the surface of the red planet not long ago. So far, Curiosity has driven around the landscape a bit and conducted a few minor experiments and tests getting prepared for its main mission. The Curiosity team  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-rover-robotic-arm-tests-are-nearly-complete-13247417/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curiosity beams back high-res self portraits during 7ft robo-arm testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8216;s Curiosity rover continues its exploration of Mars and the unfurling of its complex scientific equipment and robotic limbs, with new photos beamed back of the sensor-encrusted tech in action. This photo, and the second version including more of the Martian landscape after the cut, shows Curiosity&#8217;s Mastcam &#8211; or one of the &#8220;eyes,&#8221; at  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/curiosity-beams-back-high-res-self-portraits-during-7ft-robo-arm-testing-07246470/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 6, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Thursday everyone. Today Amazon held its highly anticipated Kindle Fire event, marking our third press event in two days. Amazon didn&#8217;t disappoint either, announcing a handful of new Kindle Fire tablets and the new Kindle Paperwhite. It was a very exciting event, and you can get a nice little recap of all of  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-september-6-2012-06246422/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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