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While clouds exist on Mars, they aren’t as common an occurrence as they are here on Earth owing to the thin and dry atmosphere encircling the Red Planet. NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured a rare perspective of them at an unexpected time and location,… Continue reading Curiosity rover captures rare images of shimmering clouds on Mars
Mars may be incredibly dry and dusty today, but evidence continues to pile up that it was once a very watery world. Now the Curiosity rover has found signs of an ancient flood of biblical proportions, most likely kicked off by a climate-changing astero… Continue reading Curiosity finds evidence of ancient megaflood on Mars
For over a year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover has been investigating the clay-bearing unit in the Gale Crater. Now the space agency has announced that the intrepid explorer is on the move again, starting a summer-long journey to a higher part of Mount S… Continue reading Curiosity begins months-long journey to higher ground
Organic compounds have been discovered on Mars in recent years – but how did they get there? A new study examines the different ways that one type in particular, thiophene, may have formed, and intriguingly one of the most plausible scenarios involves … Continue reading Organic molecules on Mars may be evidence of ancient life
NASA has used Curiosity’s cameras to capture many images of Mars since touching down on the Red Planet seven years ago, but none quite as detailed as this. Its latest panorama of Mars is the highest-resolution version that NASA has ever put together, s… Continue reading NASA’s Curiosity rover captures most detailed panorama of Mars yet
The latest methane measurements on Mars to generate some intrigue among planetary scientists stems from the largest ever reading of the gas taken during the NASA Curiosity rover’s seven-year mission, which again raises the prospect of microbi… Continue reading Curiosity rover detects unusual spikes of methane on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun investigating one of the most interesting regions so far on its seven-year journey. Scientists call the area the “clay-bearing unit,” and sure enough, that name has turned out to be very apt. After drilling two new samples last month, the rover has finally confirmed high amounts of clay minerals, providing further proof that ancient Mars was once much wetter.
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Continue Reading Curiosity strikes clay in new samples, further proving Mars’ watery past
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Continue reading Curiosity strikes clay in new samples, further proving Mars' watery past
InSight is the first Mars mission to focus on the red planet’s interior, and will drill a hole five meters into its surface. Continue reading NASA Successfully Landed Its Digging Robot on Mars
New images show eerie ripples on Martian dunes. Continue reading It Looks Like Someone Was Raking Sand on Mars