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Mars rovers get an April 'staycation' thanks to the sun
Associated Press,
Apr, 04, 2013
Such communication blackouts occur every two years when the red planet disappears behind the Sun.
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NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars
Agence France-Presse,
Mar, 13, 2013
The rock sample was drilled from a sedimentary bedrock sample and found to contain clay minerals, sulfate minerals and other chemicals.
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NASA to reveal contents of drilled Martian rock
Associated Press,
Mar, 12, 2013
By analyzing the rock's interior, researchers hope to determine whether the landing spot was habitable.
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NASA Mars rover Curiosity in 'safe mode', exploration halted
Associated Press,
Mar, 04, 2013
NASA says the car-size rover is in "safe mode." In this state, Curiosity suspends science activities but is still in contact with Earth.
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NASA Mars rover ready to eat, analyze rock powder
Reuters,
Feb, 21, 2013
The rover used its powerful drill, the first instrument of its type to be sent to Mars, to bore inside a flat, veined piece of bedrock.
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NASA's Curiosity rover gets first Mars rock samples
Indo-Asian News Service,
Feb, 10, 2013
The rock is believed to hold evidence about long-gone wet environments.
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NASA aims to launch Mars rover twin in 2020
Reuters,
Dec, 05, 2012
NASA plans to follow up its Mars rover Curiosity mission with a duplicate rover that could collect and store samples for return to Earth.
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Mars rover analyzes first soil samples
Indo-Asian News Service,
Dec, 04, 2012
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, has found traces of compounds containing carbon, an essential building block for life.
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NASA shares Mars rover Curiosity's travel plans
Reuters,
Aug, 18, 2012
NASA on Friday unveiled plans for its Mars rover Curiosity's first road trip.
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Mars rover Curiosity sends home first colour photo
Reuters,
Aug, 08, 2012
NASA's newly landed Mars science rover Curiosity snapped the first colour image of its surroundings.
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NASA mission gives a peek of rover's Mars journey
Associated Press,
Aug, 08, 2012
NASA's latest adventure to Mars has given the world more than just glimpses of a new alien landscape.
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I'm safely on Mars, says rover tweet
Indo-Asian News Service,
Aug, 06, 2012
A string of tweets on behalf of US space agency Nasa's rover Curiosity tracks the tense moments before the spacecraft landed on Mars.
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Mars rover Curiosity lands on surface of Red Planet
Reuters,
Aug, 06, 2012
The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface at 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday to begin a two-year mission.
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NASA Mars rover Curiosity - watch live
Agence France-Presse,
Aug, 06, 2012
Are we alone? Or was there life on another planet? NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory aims to find out.
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Mars rover Curiosity nears make-or-break landing attempt
Reuters,
Aug, 06, 2012
The Mars rover Curiosity, on a quest for signs the Red Planet once hosted the building blocks of life.
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