Curiosity Rover Launches To Mars

On This Day, Nov. 26: NASA launches Curiosity rover to look for life on Mars
In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation. In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard Carter and George Carnarvon became the first humans to enter King Tutankhamen's treasure-laden tomb in more than 3,
NASA Mars Rover Exploring Spiderweb-Like Patterns on Mars
There's no shortage of cool features of mysterious origins to be found on the surface of Mars, but the next one that NASA scientists have in their crosshairs is definitely one to keep your eyes peeled for.
OTD In Space - November 26: Curiosity Rover Launches To Mars
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 size of a small SUV.
NASA's Curiosity rover heads to new puzzling Martian destination
After a year of exploring a mysterious valley on Mars, NASA 's intrepid Curiosity rover is headed to a new destination with its own intrigue.
What are spider webs on Mars that NASA’s Curiosity Rover might likely explore
Twelve years after landing on Mars, Curiosity Rover is investigating peculiar 'boxwork' formations on Mount Sharp. These giant spiderweb-like patterns, possibly formed by evaporating water, may hold clues to past microbial life,
NASA’s Mars Rover Is Heading To Explore These Freaky Spiderwebs Called Boxwork
The Boxwork feature was first viewed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in 2006, and looks like spiderwebs stretching across the Martian surface.
NASA Curiosity Shares Stunning 360 View of Mars With Strange White Rocks
The rover's latest discoveries, including pure sulfur stones and sprawling mineral "spiderwebs," unravel new mysteries of ...
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NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
The Mars rover, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has slowly scaled Mount Sharp since 2014. This mountain, ...
Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Found a Big Surprise
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.
NASA investigates mysterious 'spiderweb' formations on Mars, hints at signs of ancient life
NASA's Curiosity Rover has been tasked with investigating peculiar "spiderweb" structures discovered in a previously ...
NASA releases stunning images from Mars rover as it searches for evidence life could have existed
NASA scientists are hoping to understand the history of where they found the rocks — and for evidence of ancient microbial ...