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While there's currently no definitive evidence of life on the Red Planet, scientists continue to explore the possibility.
A decade-old image from NASA’s Curiosity rover has gone viral, suggesting a mushroom-like object on Mars. While UFO ...
NASA has recently reignited speculation about extraterrestrial life after what appears to be a "mushroom" was spotted in an ...
In August 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover joined that lineage when it touched ... It's equipped with 10 scientific instruments, ...
NASA's Curiosity rover took this picture with its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), which is mounted on the end of the rover's ...
Sunrise on Gale Crater paints Mount Sharp in rusty gold. Two hundred million miles away, back on Earth, a room of bleary-eyed ...
If you look closely at the photos, you’ll see five small marks caused by one of Curiosity’s onboard laser instruments. RELATED: Astronomers find the face of a cracked-out bear on the surface ...
As per a mission update from Lauren Edgar, planetary geologist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Centre, the transition to the Uyuni quad is significant. Each Mars quadrangle is named after an Earth ...
The aptly named Curiosity rover is arguably the largest and most ... These include 17 cameras, a laser it uses to vaporize small rock samples, and a drill to collect powdered rock.
Curiosity’s mission was originally supposed to last no more than two years but was extended indefinitely after it ...
A separate laser spectrometer analyzes the gases ... discovered on Mars to date (left), and a selfie taken by NASA's Curiosity rover. | Credit: NASA/Dan Gallagher It's possible that the large ...
Nasa noted that this laser analysis involves zapping rocks ... But a change in scenery’s always nice,” said the Curiosity rover’s official Twitter handle. Nasa suspects the rock’s site ...