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 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.

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.

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.

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.

No more selfies for Curiosity -- for now, at least. The famous little Mars rover is taking a few days off after a short circuit on Feb. 27 set off its fault-protection procedures.

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 ...