Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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…
NASA’s InSight Lander Approved for 2018 Mars Launch
Top NASA managers have formally approved the launch of the agency’s InSight Lander to the Red Planet in the spring…
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…
NASA Approves New Horizons Extended KBO Mission, Keeps Dawn at Ceres
In an ‘Independence Day’ gift to a slew of US planetary research scientists, NASA has granted approval to nine ongoing…
Curiosity Finds Ancient Mars Likely Had More Oxygen and Was More Hospitable to Life
New chemical science findings from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity indicate that ancient Mars likely had a higher abundance of molecular…
Curiosity Cores Hole in Mars at ‘Lubango’ Fracture Zone
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover successfully bored a brand new hole in Mars at a tantalizing sandstone outcrop…
Curiosity Sticks Her Toes in a Martian Sand Dune, Takes a Selfie
While some of us might only be dreaming of sticking our toes in the sand right about now, the Curiosity…
Curiosity Celebrates Christmas at Red Planet Paradise at Namib Dune with 1st Mastcam Self-portrait
Just in time for the holidays, NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating Christmas 2015 at a Red Planet Paradise - spectacular…
How Long is a Day on Mars?
Mars is different from Earth in many ways, being rather cold and inhospitable. But interestingly, a day on Mars is…
Curiosity Mars Rover Nears First Study Site of Active Sand Dunes Beyond Earth
NASA’s Curiosity rover is on the Martian road to soon start the first ever study of currently active sand dunes…