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Mars Rover Finds Possible 'Ingredients for Life,' But It's No Big Deal. Really.

December 3, 2012, 4:43 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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You can come out of your bomb shelter, put away your confetti, and in all respects calm down. The Curiosity Mars rover has not found life on Mars. It's true that Curiosity did scoop up some dirt containing sulfur, perchlorate, … Continue reading »

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Postcards from Mars: NASA Displays Images From the Curiosity Rover

August 6, 2012, 2:10 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed successfully on Mars Sunday night, has started beaming back its first photos. The Ames center in Mountain View designed  the robot's chemical and mineralogy (CheMin) instrument and made other key contributions. NASA engineers, who were … Continue reading »

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NASA Rover Curiosity Lands on Mars

August 6, 2012, 8:30 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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by Alicia Chang PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet … Continue reading »

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