When NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, arrives at the Red Planet next month, it will help pave the way for the humans that might one day follow. In addition to looking for signs of current and past ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover made an intriguing discovery on Mars, adding another layer to our understanding of the planet’s ancient history. While exploring a new location in Gale Crater, the rover ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has concluded its exploration of the Martian “boxwork terrain,” offering new revelations that could reshape our understanding of the Red Planet’s geological history. This recent ...

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among the best inventions of the past quarter-century – at least, according to Time magazine.

The Curiosity rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm at night to illuminate a hole it had drilled into a rock, Nevado Sajama, in November 2025. Scientists wanted to know if they could see ...

You’ve probably followed the Mars rover missions on and off for years, watching those red-dust landscapes scroll across your TV screen and wondering: Could something have lived there once? Now, after ...

Nearly 14 years ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars for a mission to explore the red planet and discover if it had an environment capable of supporting microbial life. Over the years, the rover ...

For about six months, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy ...

This artist concept features NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars past or present ability to sustain microbial life. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

NASA's Curiosity rover captured a panoramic image of Mars that resembles an Earthly sunset. For over a decade, the Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for signs of past life. The rover took the ...