Congress Just Furloughed The Mars Rover Curiosity, Too [Update: Curiosity Is Safe]

Curiosity NASA [UPDATE: Hooray! Curiosity will keep running after all. Although a NASA spokesperson had said the rover would be moved into safe mode and stop gathering data, a spokesperson with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory clarified to NPR that, since they're Caltech employees, they'll be able to keep the rover running, but evaluate the situation week to week.] Happy 55th anniversary, NASA! Here's what you're getting as a present: screwed. Congress failed to come up with a budget agreement by m...