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NASAs Curiosity rover confirms that life couldve survived on Mars
2013-03-12 23:58:00| Extremetech
Just 200 days into its primary mission, NASA's Curiosity rover has confirmed that Mars could've once supported life. We now know that Mars, once upon a time, was a lot like Earth and could've supported ancient microbes.
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Curiosity Rover discovers conditions suited for ancient life on Mars
2013-03-12 18:29:25| CNET News.com
NASA gets us one step closer to answering the big question of whether life ever existed on the Red Planet. [Read more]
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Amid troubleshooting, Curiosity computer swap under way
2013-03-04 22:34:55| CNET News.com
NASA hopes to resume limited science activity with the Mars Curiosity rover after switching to a backup flight computer this week. [Read more]
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Curiosity swaps out its primary computer, to hopefully restore full functionality
2013-03-01 13:08:44| Extremetech
200 million miles away, on the surface of the Red Planet, humankind's most advanced interplanetary endeavor -- Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity -- is attempting one of the most complex and dangerous maneuvers possible: Switching out its primary on-board computer for the identical, redundant fail-safe computer. It is hoped that the swap will restore Curiosity to full operational capability.
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Engineers troubleshoot Curiosity computer glitch
2013-03-01 06:13:54| CNET News.com
Flight controllers have powered up a back-up computer aboard the Curiosity Mars rover after software glitches interrupted the flow of science data. Space radiation may be responsible. [Read more]
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