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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sees dazzling 'sun rays' over Red Planet
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Curiosity Rover has caught its first image of the sunset on Mars as it began a new campaign observing clouds over the Red Planet at twilight.

Curiosity rover finds metallic meteorite on Mars
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Curiosity rover has rolled up on another meteorite on Mars, an iron-nickel rock the mission team has dubbed "Cacao."

Curiosity rover discovers opal gems on Mars with clues to watery past
By Elizabeth Rayne published
Opals, which contain a lot of water, have been found on Mars. They might be an indicator of past life and possibly a source of water for astronauts in the future.

Happy New Year on Mars! NASA rings in Red Planet year 37
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA celebrated the new year on Mars, which happens on Dec. 26 — days before the Gregorian calendar changes over to 2023 on Earth.

Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all
By Tereza Pultarova published
There may have been no oxygen in the atmosphere of ancient Mars after all, a new study has found, but don't despair, there still could have been living creatures crawling on the planet.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey
By Robert Lea published
After a treacherous journey, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area that is thought to have formed billions of years ago when the Red Planet's water disappeared.

Mars Mission May Be Curtain Call for Plutonium-Powered Spacecraft
By Denise Chow last updated
With a worldwide shortage of plutonium-238, future planetary science missions are in jeopardy.

NASA Must Pay for Plutonium Production to Fuel Deep-Space Probes
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA had been splitting costs with the U.S. Deparment of Energy.
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