While drilling has fractured rocks, this is the first time the instrument has ever accidentally pulled a whole chunk from the ...

The Curiosity rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm at night to illuminate a hole it had drilled into a rock, Nevado Sajama, in November 2025. Scientists wanted to know if they could see ...

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been observed before on the red planet.

After five years of rolling across Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is still going strong. And it has the selfies to prove it.

When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander to take aim on the red planet would be taking shape by now. At the time, the leaders ...