NASA Curiosity rover captures sand-capped butte on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover photographed a sand-capped butte feature nicknamed "Miraflores," estimated at approximately 20 feet (6 meters) tall, using its Mastcam instrument.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover photographed a sand-capped butte feature nicknamed "Miraflores," estimated at approximately 20 feet (6 meters) tall, using its Mastcam instrument.
NASA's Curiosity rover captured images of a field of polygonal surface features with honeycomb-like textures while climbing Valle Grande in June 2026, marking the 4,930th day of the rover's mission on Mars. The discovery provides insights into Martian geological formations.
NASA published a blog post authored by Lucy Thompson (University of New Brunswick) celebrating Curiosity rover engineers and operations from sols 4954–4960. The post highlights contributions of APXS uplink leads and strategic planning teams.
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Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students.
Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle with NASA-supported servicing payload launched July 21 from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission includes three extension pods designed to repair and extend the life of aging geosynchronous satellites.
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We’ve yet to find any definitive evidence that there’s biological life on present-day Mars, but to say it’s a dead planet isn’t exactly accurate.
On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all? But attendees had so many more questions than we had time to answer in the 30 minute session.