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NASA's Mars missions will go offline during a temporary communications blackout in October 2021. (Clockwise, from top left: Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, InSight lander, Odyssey orbiter, MAVEN orbiter, Curiosity rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)
NASA Mars missions facing 2-week communications blackout as sun blocks Red Planet

By Elizabeth Howell Published

NASA plans to pause most of its Martian work in October for safety reasons associated with the Red Planet's position in space.

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A portion of a panorama that was created by the Curiosity mission team using 129 images captured by the Mars rover’s Mastcam imager on July 3, 2021.
Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video)

By Mike Wall Published

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has rolled into a patch of ground that could shed considerable light on the Red Planet's climate history.

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NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars' Gale Crater since touching down on its floor in August 2012.
Giant ancient lake in Gale Crater on Mars? New study offers different view.

By Mike Wall Published

Mars' Gale Crater may not have been so wet after all, a new study suggests.

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Curiosity rover snapped this image of a cute textured rock within Gale Crater on sol 3190 (or for Earthlings, July 27, 2021).
Curiosity rover finds cute little rock 'lizard' on Mars

By Stephanie Pappas Published

A small rock arch in Gale Crater is a whimsical example of the textures of Mars.

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used two different cameras to create this selfie in front of a rock outcrop named Mont Mercou, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall.
9 years on Mars! Curiosity rover marks another anniversary

By Mike Wall Published

Since touching down on Aug. 5, 2012, Curiosity has been helping scientists better understand Mars' past habitability and how the planet has changed over time.

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The HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this photo of the Curiosity rover on April 18, 2021.
Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased

By Ben Turner Published

The findings from the Curiosity rover could help the Perseverance rover decide which samples to collect for later analysis.

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NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie while inside Mars' Gale crater on June 15, 2018, which was the 2,082nd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission.
'Alien burp' may have been detected on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover

By Ben Turner Published

Methane tends to only be made by biological life, so scientists are wondering if the source is from alien microbes.

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An image taken by the Perseverance rover showing some of the robot's body, two of its six wheels and a host of tire tracks on Mars, as seen on July 1, 2021.
NASA's Perseverance rover is taking its own wheel for Mars drives

By Meghan Bartels Published

NASA's Perseverance rover is picking up the pace on Mars thanks to technology that helps the robot avoid running into trouble.

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This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, taken in January 2018, shows the vehicle on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale Crater on Mars.
Mars methane mystery may be starting to clear up

By Mike Wall Published

Scientists now seem to understand why the gas has been detected at ground level on Mars but not higher up in the air.

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An image made from 21 photographs taken by Curiosity shows twilight clouds just after sunset on March 19, 2021, adjusted to appear as the scene would to human eyes.
NASA's Curiosity rover spots strange, colorful clouds on Mars

By Meghan Bartels Published

It might look like a postcard from Arizona, but this snapshot shows something much more exotic: the planet Mars, as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover.

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