NASA set to launch big new Mars probe: 'Curiosity'

WASHINGTON — At 10:02 a.m. Saturday from Cape Canaveral, NASA plans to launch to Mars what would be the biggest and baddest robot ever to land on another planet: an SUV-sized rover nicknamed "Curiosity" that comes equipped with a "rock-zapping" laser. Like Spirit and Opportunity, the two smaller ...

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