In an unexpected turn of events, NASA’s Curiosity rover has cracked open a rock on Mars, uncovering something so surprising ...

When Curiosity rolled its 1,982-pound body over a rock in May last year, the deposit broke open to reveal yellow crystals ...

The reconnaissance orbiter, which has been circling Mars since 2006, caught a glimpse of Curiosity on Feb. 28, 2025, along with the tracks the rover left behind.

NASA’s Curiosity rover appears as a dark speck in this contrast-enhanced view captured on Feb. 28, 2025, by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The image, taken on February 28, 2025 (Sol 4,466—a leap day here on Earth!), shows Curiosity as a tiny dark blot at the end of a rover track trail that stretches about 1,050 feet (320 meters ...

In a nutshell NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered large deposits of siderite, a type of iron carbonate, in Gale Crater, offering the strongest in-situ evidence yet of an ancient carbon cycle on Mars.

A surprise discovery in Gale Crater is the component that was missing in the puzzle of Mars 's climate history. There, embedded in the bedrock, the Curiosity rover has identified a mineral called ...

Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. More than 12 years later, the rover has driven over 21 miles (34 kilometers) to ascend Mount Sharp, which is within the crater.

Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. More than 12 years later, the rover has driven over 21 miles (34 kilometers) to ascend Mount Sharp, which is within the crater.

As fun as it would be to visit Mars, we wouldn't necessarily want to walk a mile in the Curiosity rover's shoes — or rather, its wheels. After landing in Mars' Gale Crater in 2012 and traveling ...

Wheel Life NASA's Curiosity rover has spent over 4,400 Earth days exploring the desolate surface of Mars — enough time, by Sam Altman's reckoning, for the emergence of superintelligent AI.

After Curiosity unexpectedly cracked open a Martian rock, it revealed yellow crystals that scientists determined were elemental sulfur. NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS As NASA’s Curiosity rover rolled ...