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Curiosity's CamerasCuriosity is at Point Lake on Mars and will snap pictures to send home. Find out more about the rover's 17 cameras, including why some shoot in color and others others take black-and-white images. |
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Rover Ready to Switch GearsNASA's Curiosity rover switches to long-distance driving mode as she heads to Mount Sharp. |
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Curiosity Mars Rover Drilling into Its Second RockThis sequence of images from the Front Hazard-Avoidance Camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the rover drilling into rock target 'Cumberland.' |
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Rover Readies for Second DrillingCuriosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments. |
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'Spring Break' Over; Commanding ResumesCuriosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp. |
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Mars' Bygone AtmosphereNASA's Curiosity finds that the Red Planet doesn't have the same atmosphere it used to. |
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Mars in a Minute: What Happens When the Sun Blocks our Signal?How can you communicate with Mars spacecraft when the Sun is in the way? Learn more about 'solar conjunction' in this 60-second video. |
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Curiosity Rover Hits PaydirtCuriosity's analyzed rock sample proves ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. |
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Mars in a Minute: Why is Curiosity Looking for Organics?What are organic molecules, and what can they tell us about the history of Mars? Learn more in this 60-second video. |
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Curiosity Collects First Rock SampleCuriosity rover obtains the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on another planet. |
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Drilling into MarsThis animation of NASA's Curiosity rover shows the complicated suite of operations involved in conducting the rover's first rock sample drilling on Mars. |
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Demonstration of Rover Rock Drilling at JPLThis video clip shows moments during a demonstration of drilling into a rock at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., with a test double of the Mars rover Curiosity. |
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Curiosity Drills on MarsNASA JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scott McCloskey drill systems engineer Mars rover Curiosity mini drill test gray tailings powder sample drilling John Klein site rock space exploration |
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Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian BedrockThis animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called 'John Klein.' |
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Curiosity Finds Calcium-Rich DepositsNASA's Curiosity rover finds calcium deposits on Mars similar to those seen on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures. |
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Curiosity Rover Gives Mars the Brush-OffNASA's Curiosity rover dusts off a rock on Mars for the first time. |
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From Mars Curiosity to Times Square: Happy New YearNew Year's Eve revelers watching giant screens in New York's Times Square saw a special Happy New Year greeting from Mars, currently 206 million miles away. |
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Curiosity's Martian HolidayCuriosity will spend the holidays at a location on Mars dubbed 'Grandma's House.' |
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Mars in a Minute: How Do Rovers Drive on Mars?Where's the driver's seat for a Mars rover? Millions of miles away, back on Earth! Learn more in this 60-second video. |
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Animation of Curiosity Rover's Arm Movements for Taking a Self-PortraitThis animation shows how the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was positioned for taking multiple images that were combined into a self-portrait. |
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Rover Results at RocknestNASA's Curiosity Mars rover team wraps up its scientific study at Rocknest. |
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Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite on Mars CuriosityHow samples are delivered and then tested in the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite on the Mars Curiosity rover. |
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Curiosity Roves AgainAfter spending six weeks doing science investigations at Rocknest, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is on the move again to Point Lake and a place to try out the drill. |
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Animation of Curiosity Rover's First 'Touch and Go'Animation shows NASA's Mars Curiosity rover touching a rock with an instrument on its arm, then stowing the arm and driving on. |
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Wind and Radiation on MarsCuriosity monitors radiation and spots elusive dust devils on Mars. |
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