Curiosity Mars Rover
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![Europe's Mars Express orbiter captured this image of a half-lit Red Planet in December 2012.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6v7f6vgSPEinEzt7nqTheU-320-80.jpg)
There Is Definitely Methane on Mars, Scientists Say. But Is It a Sign of Life?
By Mike Wall published
We may be one step closer to cracking the Mars methane mystery.
![The Curiosity rover captured this photograph of itself and its surroundings on Mars on Feb. 10, 2019, before a temporary glitch paused the craft's science activity.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWigWemHi76tkVjCfdRA56-320-80.jpg)
Curiosity Rover Is Back to Science on Mars
By Meghan Bartels published
After a brief staycation caused by a technical glitch, the Curiosity rover is back to gathering data on a clay-rich region of Mars, according to a NASA statement released today (Feb. 28).
![The Curiosity rover captured this image shortly before a computer glitch on Feb. 15 put a damper on science for the weekend.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q2mptC5gCzSdsM2X7XWYTk-320-80.jpg)
Curiosity Took the Weekend Off from Science on Mars Due to Glitch
By Meghan Bartels published
![NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this panorama with its Mast Camera on Dec. 19 (Sol 2265 on the Red Planet). You can see the rover's final drill location on Vera Rubin Ridge as well as the clay region it will explore over the next year.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhMtC9nA7khs7DtoApNqdF-320-80.jpg)
See Mars Rover Curiosity's Parting Glance of Mountain Ridge (360 Video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
It's been more than a year — time to get roving again.
![Curiosity selfie](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KSNuL9qVnJr75AWnMzTfRZ-320-80.jpg)
Curiosity Snaps Epic 'Selfie' on Mars as It Moves On to New Martian Sights
By Meghan Bartels published
We all edit our selfies to capture our best sides, and the Curiosity rover on Mars is no different, as shown in a new "selfie" NASA released to mark the rover's last days at Vera Rubin Ridge.
![Mars 2020 rover art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YQHr77tzVBJZFZfQgVZa5Y-320-80.jpg)
Where to Land on the Red Planet? That's the Choice for Mars 2020 Rover Team.
By Meghan Bartels published
![Mars as Seen by Viking 1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uZEJZi5yEe2A2rLUSwKPVL-320-80.jpeg)
Marrying Mars: Fixing Our Dysfunctional Relationship with the Red Planet (Op-Ed)
By David Sky Brody published
![NASA will hold a press conference Thursday, June 7, 2018, to announce a new discovery on Mars from the Curiosity rover. Here, Curiosity snaps a selfie while perched on Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars in February 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f3vg9v5thmxjaWoKfbBPwF-320-80.jpg)
What Has NASA's Curiosity Found on Mars? We'll Find Out Today!
By Tariq Malik published
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has apparently found something intriguing on Mars and the space agency will unveil the discovery to the public in a live webcast Thursday (June 7).
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