Curiosity Mars Rover
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Rock samples from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain key ingredient of life
By Samantha Mathewson published
Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show signs of key ingredients of life as we know it on Earth.
Stunning Mars photos by the Curiosity rover show ancient climate shift
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Curiosity rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times.
These bizarre spiky Mars rocks likely formed by erosion and ancient fractures (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A long-running NASA rover imaged twisted Red Planet rock pillars.
'Dog door' on Mars found by Curiosity rover is a rocky 'doorway into the ancient past,' NASA says
By Tereza Pultarova published
The strange door-like feature discovered in a martian cliff earlier this month is perfectly natural but provides a "doorway into the past", said NASA.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover turns to avoid dangerous 'gator-back' rocks (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover unexpectedly changed its course up Mount Sharp to avoid hazardous "gator-back" terrain.
Curiosity rover snaps close-up of tiny 'mineral flower' on Mars
By Harry Baker published
A new image taken by the Curiosity rover reveals a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit less than half an inch wide on the Martian surface.
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars is watching the clouds drift by and they're beautiful
By Elizabeth Howell published
The clouds were so faint that NASA employed special imaging techniques to spot them.
Rugged Mars has taken big bites out of the Curiosity rover's wheels (photos)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Curiosity rover has left plenty of marks on Mars over the past nine-plus years, and the Red Planet is returning the favor.
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