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Curiosity Rover celebrates 13 years on Mars

Curiosity rover celebrates 13 years on Mars with well-deserved naps and Red Planet 'coral'
Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries — and learning to do more with less.
Curiosity rover finds more coral-shaped rocks on Martian surface
The Curiosity Mars rover photographed more rocks that are shaped like coral on the red planet's surface. Researchers said the rocks were evidence that at one point water was on Mars. The Curiosity rover has been on the red planet for over 13 years.
Nasa's Curiosity rover discovers coral-like rock on Mars
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Curiosity rover has made a striking discovery on Mars, capturing images of a rock formation resembling coral, raising intriguing questions
NASA’s Curiosity rover captured images of ‘coral’ rock on Mars that signify water existed on the planet
This is because these objects formed “billions of years ago when liquid water still existed on the Red Planet. Water carried dissolved minerals into rock cracks and later dried, leaving the hardened minerals behind,” as explained by NASA in a recent statement.
🏞️ Remarkable proof: Water once flowed on Mars, reveals coral-shaped rock found by Curiosity rover
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has made a discovery that could change how we understand the history of Mars. While exploring the Gale Crater — a massive impact basin — the six-wheeled robot spotted a strange,
New images captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover could prove there was life on Mars
Currently, only robotic landers, rovers and a helicopter have visited the red planet, but the images regularly beamed back to Earth by the rovers are providing humanity with as much information as possible, as scientists no doubt weigh up the possibility of expanding human civilisation into space in the future.
Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity picks up new skills
Thirteen years after Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways to make the NASA rover even more productive. The six-wheeled robot has been given more autonomy and the ability to multitask—improvements designed to make the most of Curiosity's energy source,
Old Mars rovers can learn new tricks! NASA’s Curiosity marks 13-year milestone with new science capabilities
Following its landing on Mars 13 years ago, Curiosity has been given new capabilities, allowing it to do science on the Red Planet while expending less energy from its batteries. Essentially, it can now multitask.

NASA explains how it keeps the Curiosity rover running, 13 years later

Thirteen years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, inside Gale crater in particular. It was originally sent to the red ...

A Meta manager explains how she thinks about hiring: curiosity and constant learning matter more than a degree

Cindy Tan, a managing director at Meta, says that getting a degree is just "table stakes" when it comes to excelling in your ...

Skywatch: As summer wanes, curiosity waxes

The days have been slowly shortening since the Summer Solstice in June, but the change becomes more apparent here in southern ...
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NASA's Curiosity rover takes a closer look at 'spiderwebs' on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2025

The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.
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As AI Start-Ups Ride a Wave of ‘Curiosity Revenue’, VCs Rethink What It’s Worth

Investors are scrutinising early traction more closely as enterprise AI spending on pilots surges, but much of it may be ...

Breast milk-flavoured ice cream stirs curiosity in Brooklyn as New Yorkers queue for a taste

A Brooklyn parlour offered breast milk-inspired ice cream, drawing curious New Yorkers eager to try the unique flavour.

Many smokers have misperceptions about nicotine. Researchers harness curiosity to correct them

Misperceptions about nicotine abound. Nicotine is not the main cancer-causing component in cigarettes; still, many believe it ...
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Applying curiosity, empathy and precision at TLT-Turbo Africa

A mechatronics engineer at TLT-Turbo Africa, Natascha Minges Freitas is a shining example of how technical expertise, ...