High above the floor of Gale Crater, a series of rhythmic ridges etched into a dark rock layer has upended the established timeline of Martian desiccation. For over a decade, the NASA Mars Science ...

Each of Curiosity's six wheels is just 0.75 millimeters thick, about half the thickness of a U.S. dime. Machined from a single block of aluminum, they were never intended to endure such prolonged use.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has snapped some stunning photos during its first two full days on the Red Planet, and things should get even better on day three. Curiosity landed inside Mars' huge Gale ...

Following a thorough evaluation, NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft due to their scientific productivity and potential to deepen our knowledge and ...

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has successfully completed a set of rigorous actuator tests, which agency managers hope is a sign that the problem-plagued rover mission has finally turned a ...