With a broken wind sensor the only problem of any note aboard the Curiosity Mars rover, engineers planned to uplink commands overnight for an initial test drive, a short 10-foot move and a turning ...

Lights blink on as I enter the Rover Operations Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, at 7:30 a ...

On August 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., NASA's Curiosity rover photographed distant wind-carved cliffs on Mars. One layer looks out ...

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The team operating a remote chemistry lab onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover won a Gizmodo Science Fair award for discovering compelling chemical evidence that Mars could have once supported life. Reading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Curiosity rover has picked up some battle scars during its 14 years of exploring Mars, with giant holes in its wheels ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet. A new photo posted to Curiosity's raw image server offers a close-up of the damage ...

The two rovers captured scenes that highlight the different journeys they’re taking, helping to piece together the puzzle of the Red Planet’s past. NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have ...

The most powerful space telescope ever built and the car-size roving science lab on Mars are among 25 of the most iconic inventions the magazine has covered in the past quarter century. Two icons of ...

Organic molecules on Mars have reached a new record of diversity, with seven never detected on the planet before. The ...

Weather sensors on the Curiosity rover have picked up signs of dust devils brushing by the six-wheeled robot, researchers said Thursday, but the rover's cameras have not yet caught sight of the ...

In recent days, Curiosity has accomplished a number of firsts, including the first use of its laser to zap a nearby rock and its first short drive. Many more such firsts lie ahead. But as the rover ...