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

The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.

The flowing celestial robes in Dunhuang murals, featuring flying goddesses, and the legendary attempt by Wan Hu to reach ...

NASA's Curiosity rover is again shattering scientific discovery on Mars, now featuring a stunning close-up of its newest drill site, called Altadena. This is the rover's 43rd successful drilling ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a stunning panoramic video from Mars, revealing an Earth-like landscape within Gale Crater. The rover is currently exploring a sulfate-rich region, offering ...

Mars orbiter captures 1st-of-its-kind image of Curiosity rover The reconnaissance orbiter, which has been circling Mars from above since 2006, caught a glimpse of Curiosity on Feb. 28, along with ...

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.

Over the past 13 years, the four-wheeled Curiosity rover has traveled approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers) across the Martian surface to gather clues about the possibility of ancient life on the ...

Carbonates identified by the Curiosity rover indicate a carbon cycle operated on ancient Mars. Science, 2025; 388 (6744): 292 DOI: 10.1126/science.ado9966 ...

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.