Mars Science Laboratory

Mars Loses an Ocean But Gains the Potential for Life

It's hard to believe it now looking at Mars' dusty, dessicated landscape that it once possessed a vast ocean. A…

10 years ago

No, a Dinosaur Skull Hasn’t Been Found on Mars: Why We See Familiar Looking Objects on the Red Planet

What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found - a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered - a rat, squirrel…

10 years ago

Defining Life I: What are Astrobiologists Looking For?

How can astrobiologists find extraterrestrial life? In everyday life, we usually don’t have any problem telling that a dog or…

10 years ago

Curiosity Mars Rover Stars In Discovery Television Documentary Tonight

For those following all the habitability results from the Curiosity rover lately, here's a special treat -- the Discovery Channel…

10 years ago

NASA’s Curiosity Rover detects Methane, Organics on Mars

On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, NASA scientists attending the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco announced the detection…

10 years ago

Curiosity Rover Data Indicates Gale Crater Mountain Used to be a Lake

What is now a mountain, was once a lake. That’s the conclusion of the Curiosity Mars rover science team after…

10 years ago

Moon Over Orion Heralds Start of NASA’s Human Road to Mars

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - This week’s appearance of the Moon over the Kennedy Space Center marks the perfect backdrop…

10 years ago

Curiosity Rover Snaps Photos of Comet Siding Spring, Giant Sunspot and Mars-shine

NASA's Curiosity Rover spends most of its time staring at the ground, but like humans, it looks up once in a while too.…

10 years ago

China Reveals Designs for Mars Rover Mission

For many space-faring nations, ambitions for Mars run broad and deep. Now, add China to the list of countries with…

10 years ago