Curiosity
Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks
Carbon is critical to life, as far as we know. So anytime we detect a strong carbon signature somewhere like…
Curiosity Might Not Be In An Ancient Lake At All
Photos can't do some places justice - nor can any level of sophisticated remote sensing. That seems to be the…
Dune Fields in Gale Crater Tell the Story of Mars’ Shifting Climate Over Eons
Rocks can tell us a lot about a planet. On Earth, the study of geology has been around for hundreds…
Now You Can Build Your Own Curiosity Rover
The open source movement has been a fixture in the software and electronics worlds for over a decade now. Open…
Curiosity Sniffs a Spike in Methane. Could it be a Sign of Life?
The Curiosity rover has detected another methane plume on Mars, once again raising the issue of whether or not there…
Weekly Space Hangout: April 11, 2018: Emily Lakdawalla’s “The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Book Excerpt: “Incredible Stories From Space,” Roving Mars With Curiosity, part 3
Following is the final excerpt from my new book, "Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing…
Schiaparelli & The Problematic History Of Martian Landings
The Schiaparelli lander will attempt it's landing on Mars in 15 days. Will it succeed, or join the long list…
Spectacular Panoramas from Curiosity Reveal Layered Martian Rock Formations Like America’s Desert Southwest
The most stunning panoramic vistas likely ever snapped by NASA’s Curiosity rover reveal spectacularly layered Martian rock formations in such…
Curiosity Rover Captures Full-Circle Panorama of Enticing ‘Murray Buttes’ on Mars
Four years after a nail biting touchdown on the Red Planet, NASA’s SUV-sized Curiosity rover is at last nearing the…