Mars, NASA and Curiosity

NASA rover captures images of "mother-of-pearl" clouds on Mars
New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover's eyes.
Cloudgazing…on Mars! NASA’s Curiosity rover captures beautiful colourful clouds drifting over Mars | Watch
NASA’s Curiosity rover captured stunning twilight images of Martian clouds, revealing iridescent red and green tinges. These noctilucent clouds, consisting of water-ice and carbon-dioxide ice, appear higher in the atmosphere and are especially noted for their 'mother-of-pearl' iridescence.
Mysterious colorful clouds drift through Mars’s sky in new Curiosity images
A recent video created from images captured by Curiosity shows clouds tinted red and green flowing though the sky over Mars. Captured using the rover’s Mastcam instrument on January 17, 2025, the video shows the clouds during twilight on the red planet.
NASA's Curiosity rover captures mesmerising footage of colourful clouds shimmering over Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover captures stunning images of Martian twilight clouds, shimmering in red and green hues, revealing insights into Mars' atmosphere and weather patterns.
Colorful Clouds on Mars Show Up at the Same Time Each Year, Rover Snaps Them on Film
American space agency NASA publishes a short video showing iridescent clouds moving in the thin Martian atmosphere, as seen by the Curiosity rover
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen‘
NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known as “Silver Mountain,” the rock core has been sealed into a tube so it can be analyzed in labs on Earth in the future.
Watch Iridescent Dry Ice Clouds Above Mars Spotted By NASA Rover
Noctilucent clouds on Earth are something quite spectacular, thin structures so high that they can still catch sunlight long after sunset, making them shine in many colors during twilight – noctilucent means night-shining.
Curiosity rover captures colorful clouds drifting over Mars
Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its Mastcam—its main set of "eyes." Taken over 16 minutes on Jan. 17 (the 4,426th Martian day,
NASA's groundbreaking Mars discovery could unlock the origins of our solar system. Details here
NASAs Perseverance rover has collected a historic rock sample dating back to the Noachian era on Mars. This discovery could ...
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GSA staff faces massive cuts. And, could NASA launch a Mars mission?
The General Services Administration plans to cut its budget in half and ramp up monitoring of staff. And, Elon Musk could ...
A Meteor Slammed Into Mars and Sent Seismic Shockwaves Through the Red Planet
A massive meteor strike on Mars sent shockwaves across the planet, revealing that some of its tremors weren’t tectonic but ...
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Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says
"Yet, NASA will face a myriad of daunting budgetary, industrial, geopolitical, technical, and health and medical constraints ...
NASA grant awarded to Texas A&M graduate student for research on Mars' compound dunes
With funding from NASA, a Texas A&M University graduate student is working to better understand the environment of Mars ...
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NASA scientists discover a 'highway' beneath the surface of Mars
Researchers have discovered a 'highway' beneath the surface of Mars with the assistance of AI after an analysis of Mars ...
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Is a mission to Mars in the US space program’s future?
Footage of clouds rolling over Mars were released this week by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Is it possible that humans ...
Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days
Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.