Curiosity reaches long-awaited salty region on Martian mountainside
After journeying this summer through a narrow, sand-lined pass, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in the "sulfate-bearing unit," a ...
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Life may have thrived on early Mars, until it drove climate change that caused its demise
If there ever was life on Mars - and that's a huge "if" - conditions during the planet's infancy most ...
Packing up at the Canaima drill site: Sols 3626-3627
Curiosity is focused on wrapping up the drill campaign at the Canaima site before hitting the road again. Curiosity started ...
How to allow astronauts not only to survive but to thrive in alien environments
Current international human space exploration roadmaps envisage month-long duration crew stays on the Moon within the next few decades, with ...
Things that go bump in the night on Mars!
You stand in Jezero crater, Mars, at a minute to midnight. By the light of the stars and Mars's two ...
Mars and Jupiter moons meet
ESA's Mars Express has captured the rare moment of Mars' small moon Deimos passing in front of Jupiter and its ...
Sols 3621-3622: Planetary Power Puzzle
This morning's planning kicked off with great news! Our Sol 3620 SAM data of the Canaima drill sample was interesting ...
NASA's Mars mission shields up for tests
Micrometeorites are a potential hazard for any space mission, including NASA's Mars Sample Return. The tiny rocks can travel up ...
NASA's InSight waits out dust storm
NASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by ...
Sols 3614-3615: Chemin's Moment To Shine
The Curiosity team continues with our "Canaima" drill campaign. 2-sol plan will provide our first look at the minerals present ...