Mars Science Laboratory
What are You Doing for Yuri’s Night?
Yuri’s Night commemorates two space milestones in history that both occurred on April 12: in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made…
Latest Curiosity Rover Update: Mars’ Bygone Atmosphere
In this latest video update from the Mars Science Laboratory team, Ashwin Vasavada, the mission's Deputy Project Scientist, discusses the…
More Evidence That Mars Lost Its Atmosphere
Although today Mars' atmosphere is sparse and thin -- barely 1% the density of Earth's at sea level -- scientists…
- Curiosity
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
- Missions
- NASA
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
Terran Fleet at Mars Takes a Break for Conjunction – Enjoy the Video and Parting View
Curiosity and Mount Sharp - Parting Shot ahead of Mars Solar Conjunction Enjoy this parting view of Curiosity's elevated robotic…
Watch Curiosity’s Parachute Flap in the Martian Breeze
How cool is this? An animation of seven images from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a…
New Ginormous 4 Billion Pixel Panorama from the Curiosity Rover
Mars Gigapixel Panorama - Curiosity rover: Martian solar days 136-149 in The World Photographer and panoramacist Andrew Bodrov has again…
- Curiosity
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
- NASA
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
Curiosity is Back! Snapping Fresh Martian Vistas
Curiosity is back! After a multi-week hiatus forced by a computer memory glitch, NASA’s mega rover is back to full…
- Apollo
- Cassini
- Kennedy Space Center
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
- Mars Science Laboratory
- Missions
- Space Exploration
- Space Exploration Technologies
- Space Flight
U.S. To Restart Plutonium Production for Deep Space Exploration
The end of NASA’s plutonium shortage may be in sight. On Monday March 18th, NASA’s planetary science division head Jim…
Curiosity Once Again in Safe Mode – If Only Briefly
Not even two and a half weeks after a memory glitch that sent NASA's Curiosity rover into a safe mode…
Curiosity Demonstrates New Capability to Scan 360 Degrees for Life Giving Water – and is Widespread
The science team guiding NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover have demonstrated a new capability that significantly enhances the…