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Plutonium Shortage May Thwart Future NASA Missions to Outer Planets
By Brian Berger last updated
NASA is facing a plutonium shortage that may thwart future missions.

US Makes First Plutonium in 25 Years, for Spacecraft
By Mike Wall last updated
The Department of Energy has made its first plutonium-238 in a quarter century.

Curiosity rover: 15 awe-inspiring photos of Mars (gallery)
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
NASA's Curiosity rover continues to explore Mars, taking incredible photos as it goes. We take a look at some of its best images here.

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for 10 years. Here's what we've learned.
By Stefanie Waldek last updated
Curiosity landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012, with one main goal: to determine whether the planet was once habitable. In 10 years, it has answered that question and many others.

Curiosity rover: The ultimate guide
By Elizabeth Howell, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference NASA's Curiosity rover is still exploring the Martian surface and looking for signs of life on Mars. We explore the rover in more detail here.

Explosive volcanism on Mars deposited rare mineral in Curiosity rover's crater home
By Robert Lea published
A concentrated clump of a rare mineral was discovered in the Gale crater in 2016 by the Curiosity rover. Now, researchers may finally know how it got there.

Rock samples from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain key ingredient of life
By Samantha Mathewson published
Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show signs of key ingredients of life as we know it on Earth.

Stunning Mars photos by the Curiosity rover show ancient climate shift
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Curiosity rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times.
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