Mars Science Laboratory

This newly released Mars panorama gives armchair explorers a 360°, rover's-eye view of the Red Planet, from a…

After almost a year of searching, NASA's Curiosity rover has turned up no traces of the four-pronged hydrocarbon…

Can you believe it's been a full year since the Mars Curiosity rover made its absolutely spectacular red, dusty…

Tuesday, August 6th will mark the one-year anniversary of Curiosity's epic arrival on the surface of Mars. To…

Next Tuesday, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover will have been on the surface of Mars for one year. To celebrate, a team…

At one time, Mars had a thick, protective atmosphere — possibly even cushier than Earth’s — but the bubble of gases…

Last August, NASA landed Curiosity on the surface of Mars. Now, after almost one year of preliminary investigations,…

How does Curiosity compare to NASA's other roving Martian robots?

The GIF featured here comprises seven photographs of the Curiosity Rover's parachute on the surface of Mars.…

The good news: last week, NASA's Curiosity Rover confirmed that Mars was once capable of harboring life. The bad…

Rovers, landers and satellites have been turning up evidence of a wet Martian history for years. Now, NASA's…

Four months ago, NASA landed a one-ton, nuclear-powered rover on the Red Planet, scattering the Martian terrain with…

Right before Thanksgiving, Curiosity project scientist John Grotzinger told NPR that NASA's rover had discovered…

The Mars Science Laboratory team has hinted that they might have some big news to share soon. But like good…

Looking at photos of the surface of Mars as a kid, NASA scientist Ashwin Vasavada says he viewed Mars as exotic,…

Is there (or was there ever) life on Mars? In this great little video — produced by the folks over at thinkrtv —…

Most of us have witnessed a solar eclipse from here on Earth, but here's a sight you're less likely to have seen: a…

Think you've seen the internet's best video of Curiosity descending to the surface of Mars? Think again. Featured…

Since 2006, NASA's HiRISE camera has been orbiting the Red Planet aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, snapping…

You're looking at a small section of a vast and colorful panoramic view of Mars, one of the latest to be beamed back…