This series of images shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm, and—after waving the arm and running the drill a few times—finally detached ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Apr 26, 2025, 09:00am EDT NASA’s Curiosity rover appears as a dark ...

NASA's Curiosity rover recently basked in a classic Red Planet vista as a colder season approaches. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS At first glance, this view may look like a vista from a bluff in ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover had an unexpectedly stubborn Mars souvenir after drilling into a rock nicknamed “Atacama” — the entire chunk ripped loose from the ground and stayed stuck to the rover’s drill.

A rocky Martian feature, which resembles a crumbling street curb, is part of a boxwork pattern that stretches for miles in a section of Gale Crater that NASA's Curiosity rover is now exploring. Credit ...

For years, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring the slopes of Mount Sharp inside the Red Planet's Gale Crater, looking for clues about Mars' watery past. Recently, Curiosity turned its ...

Thirteen years after landing on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover is running smarter and more efficiently than ever. With new autonomy and multitasking capabilities, it’s maximizing the output from its ...