MarsExploration
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4622-4623: Kicking Off (Earth) Year 14 With an Investigation of Veins
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4622-4623: Kicking Off (Earth) Year 14 With an Investigation of Veins Curiosity Rover Celebrates 14th Year on Mars: The NASA rover has started its 14th year on Mars, kicking off a new investigation into mysterious boxwork formations and veins. Vein Investigation Plan: Curiosity will use its instruments to investigate the geometry and […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4593-4594: Three Layers and a Lot of Structure at VolcxE1n PexF1a Blanca
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4593-4594: Three Layers and a Lot of Structure at VolcxE1n PexF1a Blanca Curiosity Rover has arrived at Volcán Peña Blanca on Mars, where it will study a prominent ridge and its structure to understand how water may have formed it. The rover has taken multiple images of the outcrop using its Mast […]
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Old Glory on the Red Planet
Old Glory on the Red Planet The United States flag has been planted on Mars as part of NASA’s Perseverance rover mission. The flag is attached to an aluminum plate mounted at the base of the rover’s mast, which was captured by the WATSON camera on June 28, 2025. The WATSON camera is part of […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies Curiosity Rover has successfully parked in a trough cutting through a highly fractured region on Mars, allowing for further investigation of mysterious boxwork structures. The rover will conduct various scientific experiments, including observing cloud motion, studying the rover workspace, and analyzing the composition of two targets: “Copacabana” and […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot The NASA Curiosity rover has successfully parked itself in a stable location on Mars, using its Chemistry Camera and Remote Micro Imager to capture images of interesting textures exposed in an outcrop. Curiosity will now conduct APXS (Atmospheric and Physical Xenology System) and ChemCam compositional analyses of the […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4573-4574: Welcome to the Uyuni Quad
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4573-4574: Welcome to the Uyuni Quad Curiosity Rover has successfully completed its activities at the “Altadena” drill site and moved to the next mapping quadrangle, known as the Uyuni Quad. The rover’s exploration area has been divided into 1.5 kilometer by 1.5 kilometer square quads, with each quad named after a town […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings The Curiosity rover has been exploring the Martian bedrock within the boxwork structures on Mount Sharp, focusing on the Altadena drill hole and tailings. The rover used its instruments to image and characterize the chemistry of the wall of the drill […]
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Mars Roundtrip Success Enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE)
Mars Roundtrip Success Enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE) Mars roundtrip missions will require improved long-duration storage of cryogenic propellants to enable efficient, flexible, and productive trips. A breakthrough mission concept, MaRS ICICLE, proposes an ultra-efficient round-trip Mars mission with zero boil-off of propellants using low-cost, efficient cryogenic liquid storage […]
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Sols 4509-4510: A weekend of long drives
Sols 4509-4510: A weekend of long drives The Curiosity rover on Mars has been planning long drives to reach potential boxwork structures, with over 50 meters driven on Wednesday and more planned for this weekend. The science team had to carefully plan and prioritize observations to collect from their current location while minimizing power usage, […]
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Sols 4507-4508: “Just Keep Driving”
Sols 4507-4508: “Just Keep Driving” The Curiosity rover successfully completed its drive on Sol 4507-4508, covering approximately 22 meters out of an expected 30 meters. The rover’s arm activities were halted due to instability caused by a rock it encountered during the drive, but the team is not complaining about trying again. The rover’s science […]
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