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 ...
23 June 2016
Newly found mineral on Mars hints at explosive volcanism
...gathered from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in ...the Red Planet may have evolved. Since landing in August 2012, Curiosity has been studying Gale Crater – a feature 154 kilometers (96 ...
13 December 2015
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover observes sand dunes two stories tall
...Dune” and is part of "Bagnold Dunes," an area close to Curiosity's current location. Observations of this dune field show that edges of ... enough for sand to slide down. In a view from Curiosity's Mast Camera (Mastcam), a wheel track is left by ...
