Curiosity

Rover, Sky Crane, Heat Shield and Parachute Located from Orbit by HiRISE

More awesomeness from HiRISE! A new orbital image shows the Curiosity rover sitting on Mars’ surface, along with all the…

12 years ago

Curiosity’s Dramatic MARDI Descent Movie

Image Caption: Curiosity Heat shield falls away from the bottom of Curiosity and the Sky Crane descent stage in this…

12 years ago

Curiosity’s Awesome Landing “Trailer”

This short compilation video is a great overview of all the action on landing night for the Curiosity rover: Suspense,…

12 years ago

“Nailed It!” HiRISE Captures Incredible Image of Curiosity’s Descent to Mars

The HiRISE team has outdone themselves this time. Using their incredible instrument, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, they have…

12 years ago

President Obama Hails NASA Curiosity rover landing on Mars

Image Caption: Landing ellipse for Curiosity rover inside Gale Crater at the foot of Mount Sharp on Mars and will…

12 years ago

Long Live American Curiosity – Now We Start Exploring Mars

Image Caption: This image shows one of the first views from NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening…

12 years ago

Super Bowl of Planetary Exploration – Great Convergence of Spacecraft for Curiosity Mars Landing

Image caption: This artist's still shows how NASA's Curiosity rover will communicate with Earth during landing. As the rover descends…

12 years ago

When are the First Pictures Expected from Curiosity

Image Caption: This graphic shows the locations of the cameras on NASA's Curiosity rover. The rover's mast features seven cameras:…

12 years ago

When Will We Hear From Curiosity?

Just over a day from now the Mars Science Laboratory mission will arrive at Mars, its nine-month journey through space…

12 years ago