Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Curiosity Drills 2nd Hole into Ancient Mars Rocks Searching for the Ingredients of Life

NASA’s Curiosity rover has just successfully bored inside ancient rocks on Mars for only the 2nd time since her nail…

11 years ago

Send Your Name and a Haiku Poem to Mars on a Solar Winged MAVEN

Do you want to go to Mars? Well here’s your chance to get connected for a double barreled dose of…

11 years ago

Mars Armada Resumes Contact with NASA – Ready to Rock ‘n Roll n’ Drill

Curiosity accomplished historic 1st drilling into Martian rock at John Klein outcrop on Feb 8, 2013 (Sol 182), shown in…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago