Mars Rover Curiosity

Nasa Finds Even More Evidence Of Water On Mars

Huffington Post UK / PA | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK Tech

More signs of past water on Mars have been uncovered by the American space agency Nasa's Curiosity rover. Powder drilled from a Martian rock last w...

This Is What Mars Would Really Look Like

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has released a new, incredibly detailed picture of a giant mountain on Mars. Mount Sharp, also known as Aeolis Mons, is located in Mars' e...

Nasa: Ancient Life Could Have Existed On Mars

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity has found conditions suitable for ancient life. The $2.5 billion rover found evidence in a rock sample that the key che...

Huge Solar Flare Forces Mars Rover Into Hibernation

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover has been placed on 'standby' after attempts to complete vital repairs to its computer systems were hampered by a massive s...

Mars Rover Curiosity Suffers Computer Failure, Tweets 'Don't Flip Out'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Tech

The Mars rover Curiosity has been placed into 'safe mode' after its computer suffered a major glitch. Nasa says the computer has fallen prey to a "...

Curiosity Rover Drills First Ever Mars Rock Sample

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa'a Mars Curiosity Rover has become the first robot to ever drill into a martian rock to collect a powdered sample from the red planet. It is be...

New Picture Of Mars Reveals Underground Lakes - And Possibly Life

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK Tech

A new photograph of Mars suggests that huge lakes of liquid water might lie underneath the Red Planet's surface. The find has raised hopes that lif...

Mars Rover Curiosity To Drill Rock Once 'Soaked' In Water

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity is preparing to drill its first rocks on the Red Planet's surface. Its first target is an outcrop that was once "soaked...

Mars Isn't Red After All

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Tech

The Mars rover Curiosity has used tools designed to remove dust from rocks for the first time - and has made a fairly odd discovery. Mars isn't red...

Rover Finds Martian 'Flower'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK Tech

A mysterious photograph of a bright, crumpled object on Mars taken by the Curiosity rover has caused controversy, after some dubbed it a "Martian flow...

Nasa Proves Mars Rover's Self-Portrait Is Not Evidence Of 'Conspiracy'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK Tech

Conspiracy theorists have claimed that a self-portrait taken on Mars by the rover Curiosity. The theory revolves around a picture released by the A...

Nasa To Send New Rover To Mars In 2020

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.02.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has said it will send a new rover to Mars in 2020 as the next stepping-stone to a manned mission. The new robot will be partially based on the...

Has Nasa Found Organic Compounds On Mars?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has found hints of organic compounds on Mars - the first step towards identifying primitive life on the planet. The $2.5 billion Mars rover Cu...

Nasa To Unveil Mystery Mars Find By Curiosity Rover On Monday

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 01.02.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa will announce the truth behind its mysterious 'historic' find on Mars on Monday - but there are fears it might turn out to be less Earth-shatteri...

Nasa's Mysterious Find On Mars Is Revealed

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa was recently reported to have made a huge discovery on Mars - "one for the history books" - but refused to tell anyone what it was. Now it app...

Nasa Mystery As Martian 'Find For The History Books' Kept Secret... For Now

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.01.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa may have discovered signs of life on Mars - but it's not telling. Yet. The space agency has reportedly found something of huge importance on t...

Nasa's Curiosity Rover Finds 'Hawaii-Like Soil' On Surface Of Mars

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK Tech

Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity has found soil on the Red Planet which is eerily similar to that found in Hawaii. The announcement was made after the r...

Litter On Mars: Nasa Unveils Hi-Res Pics Of 'Shiny Debris' On Red Planet

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Tech

Nasa has revealed a high-resolution picture of a mysterious bright object currently troubling the team behind the Mars rover Curiosity. It was orig...

Mars Rover Curiosity Ready To Start Digging For Signs Of Life

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK Tech

The Mars rover Curiosity is preparing to start digging into the soil of the Red Planet in a search for signs of life. Nasa's $2.5bn, one-tonne vehi...

Mars Rover Curiosity Checks In On Foursquare

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK Tech

Mars has a new mayor. (On Foursquare). The $2.5bn Curiosity rover took a break from hunting for life on the Red Planet's surface on Wednesday, b...

Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Evidence Of Water

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK Tech

Nasa has found evidence of an ancient flowing stream on the surface of Mars. The $2.5bn Mars rover Curiosity has discovered ancient stream-bed ...

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Space Doctors: The Software Geeks Who Fixed The Mars Rover... In Space

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Tech

Of all the many, many improbable elements involved in the Curiosity Mars Rover - it's massive size (two tons), its cost ($2.5bn) and its hauntingly el...

Martian Snow: 'Dry Ice' Falls From Massive Clouds On Red Planet's Poles

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK Tech

Carbon dioxide falls as snow on Mars, according to new data revealed by a Nasa spaceship orbiting the planet. The Mars Reconnaissance Oribiter craf...

PICS: Mars Rover Curiosity Takes Self-Portrait

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK Tech

The Mars rover has taken a new picture of an extraordinary object on the surface of the Red Planet: itself. Curiosity took the amazing photo of it...

PHOTOS: Mars Rover Curiosity Completes Longest Drive Yet

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.09.2012 | UK Tech

We haven't heard from the Mars rover Curiosity in a little while - so what has it been up to? It's been on a road trip. Nasa has announced that ...