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Date Title & Description Contributors
2013-07-11

  Trek to Mount Sharp Begins

After busily exploring the Glenelg region of Gale Crater, Curiosity is moving on. The rover is starting a 5 mile, or about an 8 kilometer trek southwest towards the foothills of Mt Sharp.
2013-07-01

  Phobos Passing Overhead

This movie clip shows Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars, passing overhead, as observed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in a series of images centered straight overhead starting shortly after sunset.
2013-06-13

  Curiosity's Cameras

Curiosity is at Point Lake on Mars and will snap pictures to send home. Find out more about the rover's 17 cameras, including why some shoot in color and others others take black-and-white images.
2013-06-11

  Dry Ice Moves on Mars

Is frozen carbon dioxide a key to features in some Martian gullies? To find out, scientists grabbed a bag of dry ice and took a road trip.
2013-06-07

  Rover Ready to Switch Gears

NASA's Curiosity rover switches to long-distance driving mode as she heads to Mount Sharp.
2013-05-16

  Rover Readies for Second Drilling

Curiosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments.
2013-05-09

  'Spring Break' Over: - Commanding Resumes

Curiosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp.
2013-04-29

  Mysterious Hurricane at Saturn's North Pole

Narrated video about a hurricane-like storm seen at Saturn's north pole by NASA's Cassini spacecraft
2013-04-12

  Mars’ Bygone Atmosphere

NASA’s Curiosity finds that the Red Planet doesn’t have the same atmosphere it used to.
2013-03-15

  Curiosity Rover Hits Paydirt

Curiosity's analyzed rock sample proves ancient Mars could have supported living microbes.