Mars

Mohawk Guy Provides Update on Curiosity Rover

JPL's Bobak Ferdowsi -- famous for the star-spangled Mohawk hairdo he sported on Curiosity's landing night -- provides an update…

12 years ago

Spectacular ‘Sideways Glance’ of Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater

Yep, you really want to click on this link to see the full color version of this great oblique view…

12 years ago

Masten’s Xombie Tests a Mars EDL-type Trajectory

Could one of the next landings on Mars be led by a commercial company? Masten Space Systems vertical take-off and…

12 years ago

Scientists Find Clues of Plate Tectonics on Mars

Caption: Valles Marineris NASA World Wind Map Mars Credit: NASA Until now, Earth was thought to be the only planet…

12 years ago

Which Planet is This? A Gale Crater Doppelganger

The Badwater Basin region of California's Death Valley acquired by NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) on October 23, 2002. Alluvial…

12 years ago

Curiosity’s Landing Through the Eyes of One of Her 3,000 Builders

We all have seminal moments that mark our lives; some just are way more cool than others. Mark Rober designs…

12 years ago

Curiosity Wheels Initial Rove in a Week on Heels of Science and Surgery Success

Image Caption: Curiosity’s Wheels Set to Rove soon Mars inside Gale Crater after 'brain transplant'. This colorized mosaic shows Curiosity…

12 years ago

A 360-Degree ‘Street View’ From Mars

360-degree panoramic image of the Martian landscape surrounding NASA's Curiosity. Credit: Andrew Bodrov After seeing all the amazing imagery so…

12 years ago

What Curiosity Looks Like From 200 Kilometers Up

Here's a look down at Curiosity from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, orbiting approximately  200 km (125…

12 years ago

Curiosity Getting Ready to Rove

Here's a look at what the Curiosity team has planned for the rover this week. Team member Jessica Samuels provides…

12 years ago