How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science

Thirteen years ago last August, I was camped out in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory press room in Pasadena, Calif. , waiting ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How—and ...
Aviation Week

Mars Science Lab Overcomes Actuator Problems

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has successfully completed a set of rigorous actuator tests, which agency managers hope is a sign that the problem-plagued rover mission has finally turned a ...
Phys.org

Curiosity rover finds large carbon deposits on Mars

Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars, bringing scientists closer to an answer on whether the red planet was ever capable of supporting life. Lead ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Tracks Geological Changes on Mars and Delivers Critical Findings

On July 15, 2025, NASA’s Curiosity Rover continued its investigation of Mars with a mix of scientific observations and geological analyses. As part of theMars Science Laboratory Mission, Curiosity ...
C&EN

NASA’s Curiosity rover finds elusive carbonate minerals on Mars

Minerals are like time capsules. Minerals are defined by chemical composition and crystal structure, characteristics that are achieved under specific environmental conditions. Now, researchers have ...
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Rocket Lab preps for missions to Mars

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced that it delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft to Kennedy Space Flight Center for NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission, ...