08 June 2018
Curiosity discovers ancient organic molecules on Mars
... NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, lead author of the second paper. "This is all possible because of Curiosity's longevity. The long duration has allowed us to see the patterns in this seasonal 'breathing.'" Again, while water...
01 April 2019
First independent confirmation of methane on Mars
... the size of bacteria. No one thinks it's because of the trash that martians have buried anyway. So, when the Curiosity rover detected a small burst of methane at a particular location within Gale Crater - a clay-laden depression suspected of being...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring the Gale crater on Mars, ... science missions but are not a substitute for the larger ‘flagship’ missions like Curiosity or Europa Clipper. Destinations So where can we reasonably expect to explore in our...
28 June 2016
Oxides discovered on Mars hint at an oxygen-rich past
...-like than previously thought. Found by firing lasers from Curiosity's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument onto the Martian ... by NASA's Opportunity rover thousands of miles from Curiosity, thus supporting the idea that the conditions needed ...
18 July 2016
NASA unveils new Mars 2020 rover
...humans to the Red Planet." Although Mars 2020 will look similar to Curiosity with its six wheels and one-tonne bulk, it will have on ... structure. The sky crane landing system currently used on Curiosity will also get a make over for the Mars 2020...
03 October 2016
Martian soil helps boost its atmosphere with noble gases
NASA's Curiosity rover has unearthed clues that the Red Planet’s atmosphere has been fed with noble gases ...
