The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window into the red planet’s past. The newly detected compounds suggest complex organic chemistry ...

The Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity rover, stands poised at the launch pad, just over a minute before launch. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was hoisted atop its Atlas 5 ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover will go dark for a few weeks due to a conjunction between Earth and Mars, blocking communication ...

On November 26, 2011, the NASA Curiosity rover launched to Mars. Curiosity was the biggest and most powerful rover anyone had ever sent to the Red Planet. The two-ton science laboratory is about the ...

Billions of years ago, Mars was warm, wet, and capable of sustaining liquid water on its surface. Scientists have long believed the Red Planet once had a dense atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide (CO₂), ...

Scientists are eager to find out whether Mars was once capable of supporting life, and according to new Curiosity findings, they're on the right track. NASA's fourth Mars rover has found large carbon ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover was spotted making tracks on Mars’ surface in a new photo. Taken in February, the rover is seen as a tiny black speck as it makes its way to its next destination. The rover has ...

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission set down a large mobile laboratory, the rover Curiosity, using precision-landing technology that makes many of Mars’ most intriguing regions viable destinations ...