Dailytech: NASA Mars rover Curiosity has zapped its first rock since landing on the Red Planet, marking the beginning of its two-year expedition to find signs of life.
The asteroid zoomed by Earth at a perfectly safe distance of around 1.8 million miles (2.9 kilometers).
Engineers expect to lose contact with the private US moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, cutting short the mission after its sideways touchdown last week.
NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident
LAZZZER BEAAAAMMMZ!
Pew pew! Wish I could see the after effect, but sure that's coming up in a few days.
3 days on a new planet and we already destroying it
How many billions did it cost to find out there were rocks on mars and that they're made from the same elements we have here on earth?
Yep, money well spent. It's not like we're in a terrible recession or anything.
Maybe if there's a Martian life form that approaches Curiosity, Curiosity can use the laser to blast the life form, analyze its composition and then then greet the Martian based what its composition. Of course Curiosity can warn the Martian that she has two other older sisters that have been studying Mars for 8 Earth years and they know Martian secrets.