Scientists have spotted new activity on Mars -- but it's not extraterrestrial life. Instead, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back imag...

LOS ANGELES -- It's the Martian version of spring break: Curiosity and Opportunity, along with their spacecraft friends circling overhead, will take i...

By Alex Wild Stop whatever you are doing now and click on this Mars Gigapixel Panorama - Curiosity rover: Martian solar days 136-149 in The World I...

By: Nola Taylor Redd Published: 03/25/2013 03:15 PM EDT on SPACE.com WASHINGTON — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has already achieved its main miss...

By: Mike Wall Published: 03/25/2013 05:33 AM EDT on SPACE.com An unfavorable planetary alignment will force NASA's fleet of robotic Mars explorer...

At a press conference Tuesday, scientists revealed NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs that ancient Mars had the essential elements necessary f...

Pursuing the goals of the U.S. space program presents an extraordinary opportunity for the administration's second-term agenda. A path to a strong manufacturing base, STEM education, advances in clean energy, and ultimately a thriving middle-class, goes through space.

It is highly likely that the generation that will first step foot on Mars is already with us. Assuming these individuals are still of school age today, "The Mars Generation" will have a much different perspective of the world than previous generations.

PASADENA, Calif. -- The Curiosity rover has drilled a test hole in a Martian rock in preparation for the real thing. Images released Thursday by NASA...

Still wondering how we blasted an SUV-sized robot to Mars last year? Curious what the Curiosity rover is doing up there right now?

The little rover that could has been working the graveyard shift. NASA's Curiosity rover has taken its first pics of Mars at night. The ultraviole...

By: Tariq Malik Published: 01/05/2013 11:30 AM EST on SPACE.com New photos of Mars from NASA's Curiosity rover have sparked a buzz of discussion...

By: Mike Wall Published: 01/03/2013 08:07 AM EST on SPACE.com As the world rang in the Near Year this this week, NASA was looking forward to a b...

Continued testing and updates of mission plans continue to assure that the Curiosity rover's drill will operate as planned, when needed, for the primary mission and beyond. Now let's go drill some rocks and get on with the exploration of Mars!

It seems pollution is not just a problem on planet Earth. During its most recent exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Curiosity rover left behind deb...

We are dealing with the beginnings of what could end up being life, or pre-life, or at least simple organics on Mars. Whether the agency will step up to the plate and properly seize this priceless moment is an open question.

A team of scientists announced on Monday that the Mars Rover Curiosity had found evidence of organic compounds on the Red Planet. Martian soil samp...

Your lost socks? They're on Mars -- along with the missing Nixon tapes and Amelia Earhart. Or at least that's according to "Cool Things to Find," a...

The question of whether extraterrestrial life exists (and in particular "intelligent" ET life) is arguably one of the most intriguing questions today. The discovery of ET life would constitute a revolution rivaling the Copernican revolution in magnitude. Here is a brief status report.

By: Mike Wall Published: 11/20/2012 01:35 PM EST on SPACE.com NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has apparently made a discovery "for the history bo...

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 11/14/2012 07:35 AM EST on SPACE.com NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has delivered the first Martian dirt sample to i...

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 11/09/2012 08:17 AM EST on SPACE.com The mission controllers overseeing NASA's Mars rover Curiosity are finally swit...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Scientists say the Martian soil at the rover Curiosity's landing site contains minerals similar to what's found on Hawaii's Mauna ...