Curiosity has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2011, but what it found inside a rock last year has changed our ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the fragile ...

The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window into the red planet’s past. The newly detected compounds suggest complex organic chemistry ...

Maven also has served as a communication relay for NASA's two Mars rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance. Engineering ...

On August 8, 2025, NASA's Curiosity rover found itself at the intersection of three ridges found on the Martian landscape. This "peace sign" shape, as called by NASA engineers, is part of a larger ...

One of NASA's Mars rovers has discovered a strange rock filled with yellow sulfur crystals. The Curiosity rover made the exciting find after accidentally running over a rock on May 30, which cracked ...

NASA's Curiosity rover is preparing for the next leg of its journey, a months-long trek to a formation called the boxwork, a set of weblike patterns on Mars's surface that stretches for miles. It will ...

Gediz Vallis, some scientists believe, used to be filled with running water on Mars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Currently in ...

When NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, arrives at the Red Planet next month, it will help pave the way for the humans that might one day follow. In addition to looking for signs of current and past ...

Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet’s sky. Iron-nickel meteorites are a common ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...