Curiosity is the name of NASA's latest Mars rover, a car-sized nuclear powered robot whose lasers and sensors will hopefully help determine if the planet could ever have supported life. Launched on November 26th, 2011, the vehicle successfully touched down on August 6th, beginning its mission to send back the newest and most complete information scientists have ever gathered about Mars's climate and geology, and laying the groundwork for a future manned mission to the red planet.
Mar 14, 2013
Is there life on Mars? Why the question still eludes us after years of discovery
NASA is slowly learning where to look for microbes on the Red Planet, but there are no answers yet
Dec 4, 2012
NASA announces new rover mission launch in 2020, says new plans take a 'significant step' towards human visitation
No objective yet, just opportunity
Sep 9, 2012
Knots in space: how NASA's Curiosity rover uses ancient technology
A post at the International Guild of Knot Tyers Forum details the various knots used on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
Sep 9, 2012
Curiosity snaps a self-portrait from the surface of Mars
The Curiosity rover today beamed a snapshot of its mast (or "head") back to earth, giving us the first clear look at NASA's robot on the red planet.
Sep 2, 2012
NASA's Curiosity rover looks back at where it has been
NASA's Curiosity rover has taken yet another astonishing photograph of the Martian landscape, this time capturing its own small effect on the planet's surface.
Aug 28, 2012
Explore Curiosity's Mars landing site with NASA's 360-degree panoramic image
A new panoramic view of Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lets you explore Curiosity's landing site.
Aug 27, 2012
will.i.am to premiere new song from the surface of Mars
Black Eyes Peas frontman will.i.am will be debuting his latest song from the surface of Mars, thanks to a little help from NASA's Curiosity rover.
Aug 22, 2012
Curiosity's wind sensor was damaged during Mars landing
During its descent to Mars, it appears as though one of the Curiosity rover's wind sensors sustained damage.
Aug 21, 2012
Curiosity wiggles its wheels on Mars, creates interplanetary GIF magic
NASA has released an animated GIF of Curiosity wiggling its wheels in a test.
Aug 20, 2012
Watch Curiosity's Mars landing again, this time in high-resolution
Watch the Curiosity rover make its descent to the surface of Mars in high resolution.
Aug 20, 2012
Nuclear-powered Mars rover fires first laser
NASA's Curiosity rover has has fired its first laser, analyzing the chemical composition of a Martian rock.
Aug 18, 2012
Curiosity update: rover given its first mission, prepares to test its lasers and move its wheels
The Mars Science Laboratory — better known as the Curiosity rover — has been sitting in its landing zone in Mars' Gale Crater for over 12 days since its successful landing, and it is now getting ready to make its first baby steps on the Martian surface.
Aug 13, 2012
A view of Mars: the incredible 360-degree panorama from Curiosity
Photographer Andrew Bodrov has stitched together a 360-degree panoramic view of Mars from the NASA Curiosity rover.
Aug 13, 2012
President Obama calls the Curiosity team, promises to 'protect... critical investments in science and technology'
One week after the Curiosity Mars Rover successfully touched down on the red planet, President Obama placed a phone call to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to congratulate the team and pledge further support for their initiatives.
Aug 13, 2012
The secret of the Mars rover's Twitter success: 'keeping it real'
The Curiosity rover's popular Twitter feed is manned by three NASA employees, whose irreverence helps to give the craft its distinctive online persona.
Aug 13, 2012
Curiosity rover's gorgeous pictures from the surface of Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has begun sending back its first high-resolution photographs of Mars, and they're pretty stunning.
Aug 12, 2012
Curiosity undergoes software update to better explore the surface of Mars
Over the weekend NASA is giving the Curiosity rover a "brain transplant," updating its software to better explore the surface of Mars.
Aug 10, 2012
Curiosity's camera project leader explains 2-megapixel choice
Curiosity's camera project leader explains the decision to put 2-megapixel sensors in Curiosity's Mastcams. Bandwidth constraints and the team's familiarity with the sensor were major considerations.
Aug 9, 2012
National Geographic airing Mars rover documentary tonight at 10PM ET
Tonight at 10PM ET the National Geographic Channel is airing a documentary covering the years that led up to the Curiosity rover landing on Mars.
Aug 8, 2012
Ustream Mars Curiosity broadcast numbers beat primetime CNN, company says
Ustream says 3.2 million people tuned into its Curiosity rover landing broadcast, with a peak of 500,000 viewers at once, outperforming the viewing numbers for some cable networks during Sunday primetime.
Aug 8, 2012
Curiosity: 17 cameras, plutonium, and an 11-year-old computer
Curiosity has successfully landed on the surface of Mars, and this car-sized rover is absolutely packed with equipment to research the red planet and send that information back to Earth.
Aug 7, 2012
NASA releases color video of Curiosity's dramatic descent
After having successfully landed on the Mars yesterday, NASA's Curiosity rover has now begun transmitting images taken during its dramatic descent.
Aug 6, 2012
NASA's new rover arrives on Mars, crash lands in YouTube's DMCA hell
This morning at around 1:31AM EST, Curiosity, NASA's latest robotic Martian rover, touched down safely on the surface of the Red Planet's Gale Crater. But video of the historic event, posted to NASA's own YouTube channel, wasn't so lucky. Motherboard reports that about an hour after appearing on NASA's livestream, a video uploaded from Curiosity's control room during the landing was replaced by a DMCA copyright notice, purportedly the handiwork of the site's notorious automated takedown system.
Aug 6, 2012
Earth stands still to watch Mars landing
A crowd gathered in Times Square to watch — and enjoy — the landing of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
Aug 6, 2012
Curiosity rover successfully lands on Mars, sends back first images
After a journey spanning more than eight months, NASA's Curiosity rover has successfully landed on the surface of Mars.
Aug 6, 2012
Live: NASA's ambitious Curiosity rover attempts to land on Mars
See the Curiosity on its path to Mars using NASA's real-time 3D simulation of the rover's flight.
Aug 3, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity's history in pictures, and how to watch the landing live
In preparation for this weekend's highly anticipated Mars rover landing, The Atlantic has compiled a beautiful visual history of the Curiosity project, and Wired lets you know where to catch the event live.
Aug 2, 2012
The Mars missions that failed
The Mars rover Curiosity is set to land this weekend, and in honor of the event, Wired is taking a look back at the missions that didn't make it.
Aug 1, 2012
Mars rover landing to be screened in Times Square
NASA will screen live video in New York's Times Square next Monday as scientists attempt to guide the Curiosity rover to a safe landing on Mars.
Jun 26, 2012
NASA details Curiosity's Mars landing in 'Seven Minutes of Terror' video
NASA today published a new video that details the remarkably complex process of landing the Mars Rover Curiosity.
Jan 11, 2012
NASA Curiosity rover about to redirect for Mars landing
Tomorrow, the craft carrying the Mars-bound Curiosity rover will make a course correction in order to allow the rover to land successfully at Gale Crater.
Nov 26, 2011
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity launches today
The latest Mars Rover, Curiosity, is set to begin its launch window at 10:02 am ET today. The $2.5 billion laboratory have a 70% chance to blast off today in an Atlas 5 rocket, where it will begin its eight month journey to Mars to spend another two years researching whether or not Mars was ever suitable for life. .
Nov 24, 2011
Inside NASA's Curiosity rover
Reporter Mike Wall with SPACE.com recounts his time with Curiosity, NASA's newest Mars rover, at the Pasadena, California Jet Propulsion Laboratory in May.
Nov 9, 2011
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover set to explore the red planet
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is a little over two weeks away from launch after seven years of development. The car-sized Mars Science Laboratory will explore the planet for inhabitable environments.
