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  Making Tracks On Mars

  Posted by Guy Norris 3:02 PM on Sep 06, 2012

  NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is starting to make tangible progress across the surface of Gale Crater as it gets set to begin ‘touch science’ investigations of the ... Read More >>

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  Curiosity's Brain Transplant

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:29 PM on Aug 10, 2012

  As part of the preparations to start science missions and driving on the surface of Mars, the Curiosity team is busy uploading new software to the rover. NASA says the "brain trans... Read More >>

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  Mountain on Mars -- a 'Curious' New Perspective

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:52 PM on Aug 06, 2012

  When the first images from Curiosity arrived from Mars last night, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission scientists were surprised at the amount of dust caking the protectiv... Read More >>

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  Curiosity -- Pictured on Descent to Mars

  Posted by Guy Norris 11:47 AM on Aug 06, 2012

  The team trying to co-ordinate NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft reckoned there was a roughly 60% chance of snapping Curiosity on its way down to the surface of M... Read More >>

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  Curiosity - first photos of the crater rim

  Posted by Guy Norris 3:04 AM on Aug 06, 2012

  As the press conference finished around 1am Pacific time, Odyssey was starting to relay more imagery back from Curiosity. Although raw and far from the higher fidelity images NASA ... Read More >>

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  Curiosity on Mars - what happens next?

  Posted by Guy Norris 2:27 AM on Aug 06, 2012

  MSL project scientist John Grotzinger says NASA is in no hurry to race across the surface of Mars in its newly landed rover. “We just want to check out all the engineering sy... Read More >>

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  Mars - first update on landing

  Posted by Guy Norris 1:37 AM on Aug 06, 2012

  Adam Steltzner, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory entry, descent and landing phase lead says the data from the landing looked good. “In short it looked extremely clean. We touch... Read More >>

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  Touchdown! Miracle on Mars

  Posted by Guy Norris 12:45 AM on Aug 06, 2012

  At 10.32 Pacific – about a minute after schedule – the Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, successfully landed in the Gale Crater on Mars. Successfully navigating it... Read More >>

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  Curiosity attracts Hollywood

  Posted by Guy Norris 10:52 PM on Aug 05, 2012

  Just to confirm a few of tonight’s other stars – aside from Curiosity itself – the Hollywood actors, producers and TV personalities here also include:   Wi... Read More >>

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  Stars come out for pre-Curiosity landing show

  Posted by Guy Norris 10:01 PM on Aug 05, 2012

  Nichelle Nichols - known to Star Trek fans around the world as Lt Uhura - lends her support to the pre-landing excitement at JPL. Just 2h 8min away from cruise stage separation. Read More >>

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