Last year, the Curiosity rover basically fell into a discovery of sulfur on Mars. "Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert," said Ashwin Vasavada ...

For the first time, a Mars rover has measured the mass of the rocks beneath its wheels. By taking gravity measurements as it climbed a Martian mountain, Curiosity discovered something surprising ...

Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ... In November 2022, NASA's Curiosity rover imaged the Amapari Marker Band in the foothills of Mount Sharp, located ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover reveals stunning new images ... The surface of Mars here looks just like the Mojave desert in California, but it’s not nearly as warm. Mars is much further from the ...

NASA has confirmed that the Curiosity rover has found compelling evidence that there were ponds and lakes on the surface of Mars in ancient times. Apparently, the information suggests that ripples ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram ... sulfur is like finding an oasis ...

The Mars Desert Research Station is a private facility where Mars simulations are also conducted. McCandless has worked on the Mars Perseverance rover, which has been operating on Mars for more ...

While sunsets on Mars are uniquely moody, NASA 's Curiosity rover has captured a stunning image of a martian sunset, featuring light rays that illuminated a bank of clouds as the sun set over the ...

A manned mission to Mars could happen by the end of this century. The Mars Desert Research Station, located in a remote region of Utah, is helping scientists prepare for this challenging deep ...