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Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's Newest Mars Rover
The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012.
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Curiosity has accomplished its main mission goals, but the rover won't rest on its laurels.
Martian rocks are critical to unlocking the secrets to the Red Planet's past.
NASA Scientist Joel Hurowitz explains that favorable conditions for life on ancient Mars (found by Curiosity rock sample analysis) at the Gale Crater are in direct contrast with data from the Opportunity Rover about the Meridian Planum region.
Curiosity is not yet ready to start the trek to Mount Sharp.
The two-year mission of the one-ton rover is to find out if Mars is, or was, capable of supporting life.
Most attempts to define it come up short, scientists say.
Mars once had all the right conditions to support living microbes, suggests a chemical analysis by the Curiosity rover.
At SXSW, NASA social media team tells how they made Mars Curiosity Rover a household name.
See photos of the discovery and analysis of rock samples by NASA scientists using the Mars rover Curiosity.
The Red Planet was habitable long, long ago, scientists say.
NASA's Curiosity rover found oxygen, water, sulfate and other elements in a rock sample from Mars. [<a href=http://www.space.com/20187-ancient-mars-life-curiosity-faq.html>Full Story</a>]
Answers to a few basic questions about the Curiosity rover's latest discovery.
A look at the major steps forward in searching for life on Mars.
A rock sample collected by Mars rover Curiosity revealed ancient Mars could have supported microbes.
NASA will reveal new discoveries about Mars gleaned from Curiosity rover's first rock powder sample on Tuesday (March 12, 2013).
The solar outburst is complicating efforts to bring Curiosity back from a computer glitch.
The 1-ton robot is out of safe mode and may be back in action as early as this weekend.
Engineers are trying to get Curiosity operational again after switching the rover from its primary computer to a backup.
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