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Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's Newest Mars Rover
The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012.
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The nuclear-powered mobile science laboratory Curiosity will roll across the surface of Mars for years, searching for the conditions that may have once made Mars an abode of life.
Opportunity's surface mission was originally supposed to last three months.
"The Changing Face of Mars" will premiere tonight at Caltech in Pasadena.
NASA to roll out full-size space vehicle replicas, a 'Star Party' and 'Mohawk Guy.'
NASA to roll out full-size space vehicle replicas, a 'Star Party' and 'Mohawk Guy.'
Whatever it is, it's not alive, scientists say.
The rover should start drilling within two weeks or so, scientists say.
The rover's Rotary Percussive Drill will sink its bit into the John Klein Area which "shows signs of (geologic) activity in a diverse sense, with one or more transport mechanisms in play" according to MAHLI principal investigator R. Aileen Yingst.
The Mars Science Laboratory used its Dust Removal Tool (DRT) for the first time to deliver an unobstructed observation of the targeted rock. Also, the Curiosity team is in search of the first target for the highly anticipated first drill use.
Comet ISON could put on an amazing show when it passes close to the sun late this year.
The rover's Dust Removal Tool clears away the ubiquitous Red Planet dust.
The Curiosity rover has snapped photos of a Martian "flower" and "Snake River" on Mars.
NASA's Spirit rover landed nine years ago today, and its twin Opportunity followed three weeks later.
Earth has been sending probes to Mars for decades, but some missions stand above the rest.
Curiosity spent its first Christmas on Mars exploring a new area of the Red Planet.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is the largest rover ever sent to the Red Planet. Get the latest news and discoveries from the mission here.
Radiation risk currently limits space journeys to about one year, experts say.
Adam Steltzner led the team that landed Curiosity on Mars this past August.
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