Exploring Mars is tough, even for a robot. Last week, the Curiosity rover suffered a computer glitch that had the computer put itself into safe mode. NASA engineers believe the rover may have been struck by a cosmic ray, which messed with its software. The management team switched Curiosity to its backup computer system, and the situation was improving. Unfortunately, the Sun fired a solar flare at Mars on Tuesday, so Curiosity is again on hold until the flare passes.
NASA is confident Curiosity will get back to exploring soon.
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