Wait, did Curiosity just spot a hunk of metal on Mars?

Is that a piece of metal on your planet's surface, or are you just happy to see our rover?

(Credit: NASA/JPL-California Institute of Tecnology; Flickr/2di7 & titanio44)

NASA's Curiosity rover currently roaming the surface of Mars is developing a bit of a reputation for discovering groundbreaking false alarms.

There have been been unverified hints of organic matter; mysterious methane that turned out to be some stowaway molecules from Earth; and strange shiny objects of unknown origin.

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Yet none of these have led us to the Martians' secret underground base. So it is with some hesitation that I present the above photo from Curiosity that seems to ... [Read more]

by Eric Mack via CNET