Mars Exploration
NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has completed its longest trek yet, according to CBS News, driving 464 feet to the top of Panorama Point, where it took photographs of Waypoint 1, a collection of interesting rocks en route to the vehicle's final destination: Mount Sharp, a three-mile-high mountain.
After receiving a brutal does of radiation from the sun, Mars Curiosity Rover has been temporarily powered off. NASA said on Wednesday that the shutdown is only temporary and Curiosity will resume its $2.5 million mission as soon as possible.
We may still may have a long way to go before a human walks on Mars, but if one millionaire's plan for a mission to the Red Planet in 2018 pans out, everyone from tourists to astronauts could be visiting much sooner than you think
NASA scientists are working on a new kind of “hedgehog” shaped rover to explore Phobos, one of the tiny moons of Mars.
Since its launch, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been capturing a lot of interest around the world.
In a press conference today, NASA officials released the first results from analysis of soil samples taken by the Mars Curiosity rover.
NASA plans to update the public on the most recent discoveries made by the Mars Curiosity Rover in a press conference at noon EST today.
Soil picked up suggests similarity to dirt found near Mauna Kea, scientists say
First sample of Martian soil examined
The team, who has conducted a two-rover mission on Mars for the past eight years, will receive the award on September 12.
As the Curiosity Mars rover headed eastward towards a region called Glenelg on Thursday, its 2-megapixel MastCams captured images of Gale Crater and Mount Sharp.
It's been 13 days since the Curiosity rover touched down on Martian soil and now scientists and engineers at NASA are ready to give the rover its first relatively extensive test drive.
