The Mars rover Curiosity appears to be suffering intermittent short circuits in its robotic arm, which could limit its drilling of rocks. The problem cropped up Feb. 27, NASA said Friday, when ...

The Curiosity Mars rover has suffered a short circuit and NASA is trying to figure out if the problem will leave the robot explorer permanently crippled. Mars warmer than parts of Canada, U.S.

The launch date for the first Mars rover has been delayed by concerns over cables that are vulnerable to short circuits. The robots have electrical connections to the spacecraft that carry them to ...

The car-size Curiosity rover suffered a "transient short circuit" on Feb. 27 while it was transferring sample powder from its robotic arm to instruments on its body, NASA officials said.

An apparent short circuit has interrupted robot arm operations pending an engineering analysis. NASA NASAThe $2.5 billion Curiosity successfully landed in Gale Crater in August 2012.

Curiosity had been stationary since Feb. 27, when it experienced a short circuit while attempting to transfer the sample, which the rover had collected from a rock dubbed Telegraph Peak.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is expected to resume probing the Red Planet as early as next week, after it was stalled by a short circuit.Now, engineers have identified the short in the probe's drill.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is back in action for the first time after suffering a glitch late last month. The 1-ton Curiosity rover transferred powdered rock sample from its robotic arm to an ...