MSL Curiosity
Curiosity Finds Another Metal Meteorite on Mars
MSL Curiosity is going about its business exploring Mars. The high-tech rover is currently exploring the sulphate-bearing unit on Mt.…
4 months ago
There are Natural Features on Mars That Could Serve as Radiation Shelters
Mars is bombarded with radiation. Without a protective magnetic shield and a thick atmosphere like Earth's, radiation from space has…
2 years ago
Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules That Could Have Been Produced by Life on Mars
What do coal, crude oil, and truffles have in common? Go ahead. We'll wait. The answer is thiophenes, a molecule…
3 years ago
Molecular Oxygen on Mars is Behaving Unusually Through the Seasons. A Sign of Life?
An atmospheric drama has been playing out on Mars lately. Up until now, the main actor has been methane, and…
4 years ago
There’s the Curiosity Rover, On the Move, Seen from Space
If the Curiosity rover was paranoid, would it feel like it was being watched? Well, it is being watched, by…
4 years ago
Pictures from Curiosity Show the Bottom of an Ancient Lake on Mars, the Perfect Place to Search for Evidence of Past Life
It's all about the detail. In a way, Mars looks like a dusty, dead, dry, boring planet. But science says…
4 years ago