We’re planning sols 4439 and 4440 on the first day of the Lunar New Year here on Earth, and I’m the Geology/Mineralogy Science Theme Lead for today. The new year is a time for all kinds of abundance ...

Over the weekend Curiosity completed a 38-meter drive (about 125 feet), and the rover is now perched on the rim of a crater named “Rustic Canyon.” Today we planned contact science to search for any ...

Minor planets, also called asteroids, are rocky objects in orbit around the Sun. Most orbit in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, moving in the same direction as the planets. They range ...

NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.

After a busy weekend of activities, Curiosity is ready for another week of planning. One of the activities over the weekend was our periodic check-in on our wheels to see how they are holding up on ...

NASA’s Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OBB) Program focuses on better understanding the ocean’s role in the Earth System, and predicting future causes and impacts of change driven by Earth’s ...

F.19 Research Initiation Awards (RIA) aims to broaden the base of institutions involved in the SMD research and technology development ecosystem. The program has two principal objectives: Enable ...