Curiosity

Sinuous Gullies Snake Down Sand Dune on Mars (Photo)0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 1, 2017
These Martian gullies may be linear, but they’re far from straight.

By David Aragorn
Martian Ridge Brings Out Rover’s Color Talents 0
- Earth Mysteries
- November 1, 2017
Color-discerning capabilities that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been using on Mars since 2012 are proving particularly helpful on a mountainside ridge the rover is now climbing.

By David Aragorn
Strange ‘stone circle’ spotted on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- July 7, 2017
A mysterious ‘stone circle’ has been spotted on the surface of Mars, according to alien hunters.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity rover finds its crater was habitable for 700 million years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2017
And there are indications that groundwater persisted for far longer.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sharpens Paradox of Ancient Mars 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- February 17, 2017
Curiosity rover findings add to a puzzle about ancient Mars because the same rocks that indicate a lake was present also indicate there was very little carbon dioxide in the air to help keep a lake unfrozen.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sharpens Paradox of Ancient Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 8, 2017
Mars scientists are wrestling with a problem. Ample evidence says ancient Mars was sometimes wet, with water flowing and pooling on the planet’s surface.

By David Aragorn
Mars Rover Curiosity Examines Possible Mud Cracks 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 21, 2017
Scientists used NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover in recent weeks to examine slabs of rock cross-hatched with shallow ridges that likely originated as cracks in drying mud.

By David Aragorn
Mars Rover Views Spectacular Layered Rock Formations 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 7, 2017
The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images returned by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently exploring the “Murray Buttes” region of lower Mount Sharp. The new images arguably rival photos taken in U.S. National Parks.

By David Aragorn
Ancient Mars Could Have Harbored Life for a Long, Long Time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 15, 2016
New data suggest Mars was habitable for perhaps hundreds of millions of years

By David Aragorn
Curiosity Finds Mars May Be Covered in Organic Materials 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 15, 2016
More study is needed to determine where the organics came from and how they managed to survive in the Red Planet’s harsh environment.

By David Aragorn