Mars Science Laboratory
What Mount Sharp Would Look Like on Earth
Ahh -- there's nothing like a beautiful sunny day in Gale crater! The rusty sand crunching beneath your wheels, a…
Curiosity Discovers Environment Where Life Could have Thrived on Ancient Mars
After analyzing the first powder ever drilled from the interior of a Martian rock, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered some of…
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Solar Storm Blasting to Mars Shuts Down Curiosity – 1st Rocky Sample Results on tap
Due to a fast approaching solar storm, NASA has temporarily shut down surface operations of the Curiosity Mars Science Lab…
Video: Why Is Curiosity Looking for Organics?
This short 60-second video explains organic molecules and what they can tell us about the history of Mars. It’s also…
Curiosity Rover Recovering From Computer Glitch
The Curiosity rover is now out of "safe mode" following a memory problem with its main computer, and the Mars…
Curiosity’s Landing Leftovers
During its "seven minutes of terror" landing on August 6, 2012, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory dropped quite a few things…
Curiosity Rover Has Computer Problems
A problem with the memory on the Curiosity rover’s main computer has caused engineers to switch the rover over to…
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Curiosity Mars Rover Eats 1st Sample of Gray Rocky Powder
NASA’s Curiosity rover has eaten the 1st ever samples of gray rocky powder cored from the interior of a Martian…
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Historic Mars Rock Drilling Sample Set for Analysis by Curiosity Robot in Search of Organics
Newly received images from the surface of Mars confirm that NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully extracted the 1st ever samples collected…
Eye-Popping Interactive Panorama from the Curiosity Rover
There's an incredible new interactive panorama from the latest Curiosity rover's self-portrait and surroundings at the "John Klein" drilling site.…