NASA launches Curiosity rover

NASA discovers ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars that could contain signs of alien life
It is a significant discovery that may also prove that warm, salty water also flowed from the Martian mountain dubbed Mount Sharp
On This Day: NASA launches Curiosity rover to look for life on Mars
In 2011, the United States launched an Atlas V rocket to look for life on Mars. Aboard was the rover Curiosity, which would explore the planet, searching for signs of life. In 2023, Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for his dystopian novel Prophet Song, a fictional account of tyranny and war described as "soul shattering."
NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
The Mars rover, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has slowly scaled Mount Sharp since 2014. This mountain, officially monikered "Aeolis Mons," was discovered in the 1970s; cut into its alien landscape is the boulder-packed Gediz Vallis channel, which some scientists believe to be an ancient river bed.
OTD In Space - November 26: Curiosity Rover Launches To Mars
On November 26, 2011, the NASA Curiosity rover launched to Mars. Curiosity was the biggest and most powerful rover anyone had ever sent to the Red Planet. The two-ton science laboratory is about the size of a small SUV.
NASA Mars Rover Exploring Spiderweb-Like Patterns on Mars
There's no shortage of cool features of mysterious origins to be found on the surface of Mars, but the next one that NASA scientists have in their crosshairs is definitely one to keep your eyes peeled for.
NASA's Curiosity rover heads to new puzzling Martian destination
After a year of exploring a mysterious valley on Mars, NASA 's intrepid Curiosity rover is headed to a new destination with its own intrigue.
What are spider webs on Mars that NASA’s Curiosity Rover might likely explore
Twelve years after landing on Mars, Curiosity Rover is investigating peculiar 'boxwork' formations on Mount Sharp. These giant spiderweb-like patterns, possibly formed by evaporating water, may hold clues to past microbial life,
On This Day, Nov. 26: NASA launches Curiosity rover to look for life on Mars
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NASA Curiosity Shares Stunning 360 View of Mars With Strange White Rocks
The rover's latest discoveries, including pure sulfur stones and sprawling mineral "spiderwebs," unravel new mysteries of ...
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Curiosity Unveils Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars: A Landmark Discovery in Red Planet Exploration
NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.
NASA investigates mysterious 'spiderweb' formations on Mars, hints at signs of ancient life
NASA's Curiosity Rover has been tasked with investigating peculiar "spiderweb" structures discovered in a previously ...
NASA’s Mars Rover Is Heading To Explore These Freaky Spiderwebs Called Boxwork
The Boxwork feature was first viewed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in 2006, and looks like spiderwebs stretching ...