8 Thrilling Martian Postcards to Celebrate NASA Curiosity Mars Rover’s Anniversary
The NASA rover touched down eight years ago, on August 5, 2012, and will soon be joined by a second rover, Perseverance. NASA’s Curiosity Mars…
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Curiosity Mars Rover’s Summer Road Trip – “We’re Uncovering an Ancient World”
After more than a year in a clay-rich region, Curiosity is making a mile-long journey around some deep sand so that it can explore higher…
See Earth and Venus in the Martian Sky as Viewed by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover
This new portrait of the Red Planet’s neighbors was taken during a time when there’s more dust in the air on Mars. NASA’s Curiosity Mars…
ATTN: NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Drivers Need Your Help
Using an online tool to label Martian terrain types, you can train an artificial intelligence algorithm that could improve the way engineers guide the Curiosity…
Clues to Chilly Ancient Mars Buried in Rocks Discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
By studying the chemical elements on Mars today — including carbon and oxygen — scientists can work backwards to piece together the history of a…
Piloting NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover From Home
The Mars mission has learned to meet new challenges while working remotely. For people who are able to work remotely during this time of social…
Stunning Martian Selfie Before NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Completes Record Climb
Along with capturing an image before its steepest ascent ever, the robotic explorer filmed its “selfie stick,” or robotic arm, in action. NASA’s Curiosity Mars…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Stunning 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama
To go along with the stunning 1.8-billion-pixel image, a new video offers a sweeping view of the Red Planet. NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured its…
“Mind Boggling” Mars Mystery As Oxygen Doesn’t Behave by Known Chemistry
For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above…
“Mars Chemist” – NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Shows Off in New Selfie
A new selfie taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is breathtaking, but it’s especially meaningful for the mission’s team: Stitched together from 57 individual images…
Mars Once Had Salt Lakes Similar to Earth – “Key Ingredient of Microbial Life”
Texas A&M researchers found that Mars has undergone wet and dry periods and salt lakes formed similar to some found in South America. Mars once…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds a 100-Mile-Wide Ancient Oasis on Mars [Video]
If you could travel back in time 3.5 billion years, what would Mars look like? The picture is evolving among scientists working with NASA’s Curiosity…
Spectacular Imagery of Solar Eclipses Caused by Phobos and Deimos
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar filters on its Mast Camera (Mastcam) allow it to stare…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover is on the Move Again
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover drove about 197 feet (60 meters) over the weekend to a site called Lake Orcadie, pushing its total odometry to over…
Curiosity Surveys Fading Global Dust Storm From Vera Rubin Ridge
After snagging a new rock sample on August 9, NASA’s Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location…
Martian Dust Storm Grows, Is Now “Planet-Encircling”
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA’s Opportunity rover to suspend science operations….
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Ancient Organic Material on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Will Test Percussive Drilling on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover could soon be drilling rocks on Mars again. Engineers have been working for the past year to restore the rover’s full drilling…