NASA rover Curiosity feels heat on Mars

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:25

All is not well with NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. The wear and tear in its wheels owing to rough Martian landscape has been a cause of concern for mission managers.

`Mystery` rock`s appearance in front of Mars Rover puzzles scientists

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:18

A rock that mysteriously appeared in front of the Mars Rover a few days back, has left scientists baffled.

NASA releases amazing pictures of Mars rover Curiosity from space

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 02:59

NASA has released astonishing pictures of the Curiosity rover clicked by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as the robotic spacecraft rambles across the Martian surface.

Mars rover Curiosity gets software upgrade, wheel check

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:00

Mars rover Curiosity has got a software upgrade and is being checked for the wear and tear on the one-tonne robot`s wheels caused by the rugged Martian surface.

NASA’s Mars rover resumes work after electrical glitch

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 21:34

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is back to work on the Red Planet after being suspended from all science operations for nearly a week with an electrical glitch.

Curiosity suffers glitch, halts operations on Red Planet

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 18:50

NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity has suffered a glitch on November 17, halting all roving and science observations for a few days on the Red Planet.

Mars rover Opportunity begins mountain climbing

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 13:06

NASA`s mars rover Opportunity has begun scaling the tallest hill that it has yet encountered in its nearly 10 years of exploration.

Curiosity confirms Martian meteorites originated from Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 11:49

Mars rover Curiosity has just proven that Martian meteorites are really from the Red Planet.

New software to help Mars rovers drive safely on Red Planet

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 12:14

Researchers have developed a model called Artemis that accurately simulates rover mobility over various types of soil and terrain.

Mars rover Curiosity drives solo for first time

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 14:39

NASA`s Mars rover Curiosity has used autonomous navigation for the first time, a capability that lets the rover decide for itself how to drive safely on the red planet.

Curiosity helps capture best ever Mars solar eclipse photos

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 00:11

NASA`s Mars rover Curiosity turned its cameras skyward to snap pictures of the planet`s moon, Phobos, passing in front of the sun, images released on Thursday show.