On November 26, 2011, the NASA Curiosity rover launched to Mars. Curiosity was the biggest and most powerful rover anyone had ...

At first glance, this panoramic view might resemble a sunlit desert in the American Southwest, with quiet ridges, earthy tones, and distant peaks. But look closer: you're actually seeing Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has recently revealed fascinating new details about the Martian surface, offering scientists their first close-up images of a region previously observed only from orbit.

On August 6 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars and kicked off a new era of Martian exploration. It was NASA's fourth rover mission to Mars over the past 20 years; previous missions ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS For twelve years, we've watched Curiosity crawl its way over the ...

Curiosity landed on Mars after a harrowing plunge through the atmosphere. Aug. 6, 2012 — -- Curiosity, NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory rover, has made a safe landing on the surface of ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023, the 3,724th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Studying the colors in iridescent clouds ...

NASA's Curiosity rover recently basked in a classic Red Planet vista as a colder season approaches. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS At first glance, this view may look like a vista from a bluff in ...

NASA's Curiosity rover conquered a major milestone on Mars, and it took a selfie to celebrate the feat. Curiosity recently finished a record-setting climb by rolling up its steepest hill to date. It's ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is getting a firsthand look at a region on Mars previously only seen from orbit that features a "boxwork" pattern, along with evidence of ancient waterways, including rivers, ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured what’s believed to be the first orbital image of the Curiosity rover “on the move.” The remarkable photograph, enhanced to bring out the details, ...

Everyone’s talking about the $2.5 billion Curiosity rover‘s “terrifying” Hollywood-blockbuster-worthy landing: seven knuckle-in-teeth minutes in early August during which its aeroshell-armored bulk ...