The Sky Crane, the crazy idea which became the norm
The sky crane touchdown system was a huge wager for NASA that paid off.
Tag: curiosity
Curiosity embarks on the next leg of its journey
It should reach its goal by fall.
Watch the Mars 2020 rover flex its muscles by doing some biceps curls
Soon, NASA will launch a new rover to Mars where it'll have to do a lot of heavy lifting.
How scientists are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars
We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.
Ingenious new technique shows Mars’ Mount Sharp to be very porous
Yay for creative science!
The role of art in research with science illustrator Sarah Gluschitz
Tip of the hat to the people who make science books so, so pretty.
Rumors of Opportunity’s death “very premature”, despite three-weeks silence
Hang in there, buddy!
Mars’ huge dust storm is now a “global” storm
Yarrr, there be a storm a'brewing!
Curiosity’s taking selfies as Opportunity braves the storm
Not all of NASA's rovers are having a tough time.
New panorama shows just how amazing Curiosity’s journey has been on Mars
It's a breathtaking view!
What Curiosity found on Mars are probably just crystals — not fossils
This is likely not our first brush with alien life.
NASA’s new 2020 rover will look a lot like Curiosity but with some important tweaks
Those are some big wheels to fill.
Knowing for the sake of knowing: algorithm developed to hardwire curiosity into robots
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but cats don't run on microprocessors. I think.
Curiosity finds weird metallic meteorite on Mars
While taking its usual stroll on Mars, the Curiosity Rover found something unexpected: a dark, smooth meteorite.
NASA released the most awesome pictures of Mars’ surface to date
The rocks from Mars are surprisingly familiar.
China Unveils 2020 Mars Mission and Rover
The Chinese space program is taking huge strides forward.
NASA wants you to drive their Mars rover
The Red Planet at your fingertips.
Rocks prove Mars used to resemble the Earth a lot — but no, that doesn’t mean there was life on it
But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.
Would you be willing to take an electric shock in the name of curiosity? Science says yes, several actually
Curiosity is probably the single most powerful force behind our species' scientific discoveries. It can drive us to explore and ...