NASA’s Curiosity rover has just come face-to-face with a mystery that has haunted scientists from a distance for years. While orbital satellites first spotted strange, web-like patterns on the ...

For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured images of hilly terrain on Mars, described by scientists as resembling spiderwebs from orbit, which provide clues about the planet’s watery past.

Scientists think groundwater once moved through fractures in bedrock which resulted in the infamous stone latticework.

Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Searching for past or present life on Mars is the sole driving force behind every mission we send to the red planet, from orbiters to landers to rovers. However, there remains a concern in the ...

The rover also discovered bumpy textures called nodules, an obvious sign of past groundwater that has been spotted many times by Curiosity and other Mars missions. Unexpectedly, these nodules were not ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent six months exploring the site to investigate if they are a clue to the presence of water.

NASA’s Curiosity rover continues detailed observations of boxwork formations at Gale Crater while monitoring atmospheric dust as Mars enters its dusty season.

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered these bumpy, pea-sized nodules while exploring a region filled with boxwork formations — low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall ...

Curiosity has been exploring a region filled with boxwork formations, which formed billions of years ago when water leaked through rock cracks.

NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has captured an amazing panorama of Gale Crater's rim and more from Mt. Sharp. The rover ...