Curiosity

Curiosity Getting Ready to Rove

Here's a look at what the Curiosity team has planned for the rover this week. Team member Jessica Samuels provides…

12 years ago

President Obama Calls with Congratulations for Mars Science Laboratory Team

US President Barack Obama called up the Mars Science Laboratory team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory today, August 13, congratulating…

12 years ago

Curiosity sees Mount Sharp Up Close and gets ‘Brain Transplant’

Image Caption: Mosaic of Mount Sharp inside Curiosity’s Gale Crater landing site. Gravelly rocks are strewn in the foreground, dark…

12 years ago

Mystery Blur in Mars Image Explained

When Curiosity executed a perfect six-wheel landing on Mars on the morning of August 6 to the excitement of millions…

12 years ago

Curiosity’s First 360-Degree Color Panorama

Doesn't Gale Crater look lovely this time of year? This is the first 360-degree panorama of color images taken by…

12 years ago

Curiosity and the Mojave Desert of Mars – Panorama from Gale Crater

Image Caption: Curiosity and the Mojave Desert of Mars at Gale Crater North Rim, False Color Mosaic. This false color…

12 years ago

Curiosity raises Mast and snaps 1st Self Portrait and 1st 360 Panorama

Image Caption: Rover's Self Portrait -This Picasso-like self portrait of NASA's Curiosity rover was taken by its Navigation cameras, located…

12 years ago

Amazing Sharper View of MSL Hanging by its Parachute

I have to steal a phrase from Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, who earlier this week said something like, "Things…

12 years ago

Ironic Science Reality: Flying Saucers on Mars from Earth

“Irony: The first real flying saucer is from Earth. And it landed on Mars.” That’s a quote we saw via…

12 years ago

A Panorama of Curiosity’s Surroundings

Taken this morning (mission Sol 2) with the rover's left Navcam, here's a high-res panorama of Curiosity's view at its…

12 years ago