Curiosity Mars Rover
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![The remote sensing mast on NASA Mars rover Curiosity holds two science instruments for studying the rover surroundings and two stereo navigation cameras for use in driving the rover and planning rover activities.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JKCtWQjfVuWCU6j9txJtQP-320-80.jpg)
With a Better Brain, Curiosity Mars Rover Picks Its Own Targets
By Jesse Emspak published
The Curiosity Mars Rover is now smart enough to pick its own targets of exploration, thanks to a new piece of software.
![High-silica halos](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TGEaqiYDsrtFn2eBLsMQpW-320-80.jpg)
'Halos' on Mars Suggest Conditions for Life Lasted Longer Than Thought
By Mike Wall published
Mars was capable of supporting life for much longer in the ancient past than researchers had thought, a new study suggests.
![Breaks in Mars Rover Curiosity's Wheel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J6TydkRoEb3eW5RDWy5AD9-320-80.jpg)
Breaks Found in Curiosity Mars Rover's Wheel
By Tariq Malik published
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars is learning a hard lesson of Red Planet road trips: If you drive long enough, you'll wear out your wheels.
![iron-nickel meteorite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YdKTsodYzA35BygDGeRGJb-320-80.jpg)
Curiosity Rover Finds Weird 'Egg Rock' Meteorite on Mars
By Hanneke Weitering published
Last week NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stumbled upon a dark grey, golf ball-sized object that looks nothing like the typical red-orange rocks typically seen on Mars.
![Curiosity, 2012](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMSuph5gPdxNuUSNYDd6MH-320-80.jpg)
A Tough Row to Hoe for Early Martian Microbes
By Jesse Emspak published
If life existed on Mars, it would have had to deal with harsh radiation — and any traces might only be found deep under the soil.
![Mars Curiosity Rover Selfie](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2jNpSHSY46MquHXRRcnrGY-320-80.jpg)
Eavesdropping on Mars: NASA Rover to Record Red Planet's Wind and More
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
What does Mars sound like? A microphone on NASA's Mars 2020 rover could allow scientists to analyze the composition of rocks, as well as hear the Martian wind blow.
![NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, as seen fully deployed on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 during a media photo opportunity inside Kennedy Space Center's Kennedy's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility in Florida.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nfGVDM55qgxoWk6Bn4M4HT-320-80.jpg)
Journey to the Red Planet: A Mars Missions Timeline
By Space.com Staff published
A timeline of every mission sent to Mars so far.
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