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Mars Mission May Be Curtain Call for Plutonium-Powered Spacecraft
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
NASA had been splitting costs with the U.S. Deparment of Energy.
Plutonium Shortage May Thwart Future NASA Missions to Outer Planets
NASA is facing a plutonium shortage that may thwart future missions.
US Makes First Plutonium in 25 Years, for Spacecraft
The Department of Energy has made its first plutonium-238 in a quarter century.
Curiosity rover: 15 awe-inspiring photos of Mars (gallery)
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.
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.
A NASA astronaut in space just published a science paper on Mars rocks
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who is currently in orbit, is lead author on a scientific paper. The topic is the Curiosity mission that reaches its 10th anniversary on Mars Aug. 5.
