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This 'postcard' of a Mars day from NASA's Curiosity rover is gorgeous (photo)
By Robert Lea published
A striking new postcard from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the Marker Band Valley region of Mars in the morning and the afternoon.

How do Mars rocks and riverbeds get their names? NASA explains (video)
By Robert Lea published
A new NASA video explains why and how the features studied by the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers are named.

Curiosity rover finds water-carved 'book' rock on Mars (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A book-shaped rock on Mars was likely carved by ancient water running through the area, scientists on NASA's Curiosity rover mission say.

Curiosity rover on Mars gets a brain boost to think (and move) faster
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Curiosity rover has spent more than 10 years exploring the Red Planet. Now the mission has new software allowing the rover to explore Mars more efficiently.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sees dazzling 'sun rays' over Red Planet
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Curiosity Rover has caught its first image of the sunset on Mars as it began a new campaign observing clouds over the Red Planet at twilight.

Curiosity rover finds metallic meteorite on Mars
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Curiosity rover has rolled up on another meteorite on Mars, an iron-nickel rock the mission team has dubbed "Cacao."

Curiosity rover discovers opal gems on Mars with clues to watery past
By Elizabeth Rayne published
Opals, which contain a lot of water, have been found on Mars. They might be an indicator of past life and possibly a source of water for astronauts in the future.

Happy New Year on Mars! NASA rings in Red Planet year 37
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA celebrated the new year on Mars, which happens on Dec. 26 — days before the Gregorian calendar changes over to 2023 on Earth.
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