Curiosity Rover Just Spotted This Super-Shiny Object on Mars
An unusually smooth and reflective Martian rock has caught the attention of NASA scientists, prompting an investigation…
Curiosity Rover Is Back to Limited Science Operations on Mars
NASA has had quite a bit on its plate recently between its Hubble Space Telescope entering safe mode, the prolonged…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Takes a Stunning Selfie Under Dusty Martian Skies
A new 360-degree panorama captured by the Curiosity Rover is one of its best yet.
The Dust Storm on Mars Is So Huge It Now Encircles the Entire Planet
For the past two weeks, a massive dust storm has churned on Mars, forcing NASA to put its Opportunity rover into…
Curiosity Rover Finds 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Organic Compounds and Strange Methane on Mars
No, NASA hasn’t discovered life on Mars yet—but a new result makes it seem like maybe, at some point in the planet’s…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Able to Drill Holes Into Rocks Again
That’s one small hole for a probe, but one giant leap for NASA. This past weekend, the space agency jerry-rigged…
Curiosity Rover's Busted Jackhammer Could Soon Get a Fix
In late 2016, the drill used by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity began to malfunction due to an apparent mechanical failure.…
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Breathtaking Panorama of Martian Landscape
After months of steady progress, NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached the top of Vera Rubin Ridge. And like the good…
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Spectacular Images as It Climbs Toward a Mysterious Outcrop
Over the past few days, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been making a steady climb towards a strange Martian ridge that’s…
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Haunting Images of Clouds on Mars
Last month, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured some of the most remarkable images of Martian clouds we’ve ever seen. Now…
This Is One of the Coolest Shots of the Mars Curiosity Rover We've Ever Seen
See that faint, blue dot in the middle of this NASA image? That’s the Curiosity rover making its way up the rocky…
The Curiosity Rover's Wheels Aren't Looking So Good
A routine check performed by NASA has uncovered two tears on the treads of the Mars Curiosity Rover’s left middle…
The Curiosity Rover's Drill Has Been Out of Action for Weeks
NASA is working to resolve an increasingly frustrating problem with the Curiosity Rover’s drill, which has stalled,…
Curiosity Just Found a Freaky Metal Meteorite on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover is currently climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp as it ventures to its next exploration site.…
Curiosity’s Latest Selfie Is an Instant Classic
NASA’s Curiosity rover has completed its survey of “Murray Buttes,” and is now set to venture even higher along the…
We're Very Curious About a New Fairy Tale Film Called The Curiosity
Citing films like Pan’s Labyrinth and District 9 as inspiration, screenwriter-turned-director Travis Beacham—best known…
You Can Be the Curiosity Rover in NASA’s New Driving Game
Admit it: In your heart, you’re a space robot, laughing at death on Mars, while you pop a wheelie over an underground…
NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Took a Step Towards Autonomy
NASA just announced that it’s given the Curiosity rover the power to fire its laser at targets of its choice. You…
This Is NASA's New Mars Rover
NASA is racing to finish a new Mars rover, and the mission just got a launch and land date. The new rover will leave…
We Now Know What Caused the Curiosity Rover to Glitch Out
Curiosity is finally back in action, after it threw itself into a mysterious partial shutdown last week, briefly…