A team of researchers has devised a new strategy for landing heavier craft on Mars, which could allow for crewed…
When Curiosity executed a perfect six-wheel landing on Mars on the morning of August 6 to the excitement of millions…
At this moment the mega rover Curiosity is barely 48 hours from Mars and transformation into a “priceless asset” on…
It’s 4 Days to Mars - and NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) spacecraft is now flying under the control…
Image Caption: Course correcting thruster firings on July 29 successfully placed Curiosity on target to touchdown beside Mount Sharp inside…
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. One…
One of the biggest unknowns for the Mars Science Lab -- a.k.a Curiosity -- is the landing system, called the…