After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet visited by a Mars rover, NASA’s Curiosity mobile laboratory is driving toward uphill destinations as part of its two-year ...

Years in the making, a major software update that has been installed on NASA’s Curiosity rover will enable the Mars robot to drive faster and reduce wear and tear on its wheels. Those are just two of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of NASA's intrepid Mars rovers unexpectedly changed its course to avoid hazardous "gator-back ...

A recent UCLA study has sparked interest by revealing that curiosity can increase as people age. The Times and other outlets have shared these findings with headlines like “Old Dogs Really Can Learn ...

Mars is dry and arid now, but millions of years ago it had water flowing across its surface in rivers and lakes, and it may even have looked a lot like Earth (via NASA). Even though that water is long ...

ASU professor Jack Farmer not only teaches astrobiology, but he is also involved with the NASA program to analyze the data sent back by the Curiosity Mars rover as part of a larger effort to search ...

Curiosity rover has a confirmed nemesis on Mars: ventifacts. These razor-sharp rock formations, honed to a deadly degree by the Martian wind, almost put paid to Curiosity’s wheels five years ago. And ...

The update brings loads of improvements, the most significant being new driving capabilities. Years in the making, a major software update that has been installed on NASA's Curiosity rover will enable ...