Curiosity Rover

The space agency will also seek to collect samples which may someday be returned to Earth and run tests to pave the way for "future human exploration of the Red Planet."

The latest news, images and videos from NASA's car-sized rover exploring the red planet for evidence the planet could have once supported life.

Letting astronauts control robots on a planet's surface from orbit will give them far more control and make missions more productive

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars this morning with much fanfare here on Earth. The photo above is one of the first photographs snapped by the rover

Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain.

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Unfortunately, all good things eventually come to an end, as Nelly Furtado famously declared. Today we say goodbye to one of the biggest leaps in human history. We bid a farewell to NASA's Opportunity rover, abandoned and alone around 140 million miles (225 million kilometers) away from our planet.

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