Curiosity Rover's Self Portrait at 'John Klein' Drilling Site. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSNASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
'Cumberland' Target Drilled by Curiosity.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This view from the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows an example of cross-bedding that results from water passing over a loose bed of sediment. It was taken Nov. 2, 2014, at a target called "Whale Rock" within the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop at the base of Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This illustration depicts a lake of water partially filling Mars' Gale Crater, receiving runoff from snow melting on the crater's northern rim. Evidence of ancient streams, deltas and lakes that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover mission has found in the patterns of sedimentary deposits in Gale Crater suggests the crater held a lake such as this more than three billion years ago, filling and drying in multiple cycles over tens of millions of years.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS
Mission name: MSL
Mars Science Laboratory
MSL’s Curiosity rover is studying whether or not Mars ever had environments capable of supporting microbial life.
Mission news and discoveries
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk (NASA)December 29, 2023
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low (NASA)November 13, 2023
Lipid Biosignatures in Hypersaline LakesOctober 26, 2023
Machine Learning in the Search for Agnostic BiosignaturesSeptember 28, 2023
Cracks in Ancient Martian Mud Surprise NASA’s Curiosity Rover Team (NASA JPL)August 09, 2023
Rosalind Franklin Society Awards Recognize Laurie BargeJuly 27, 2023
The Familiar, Yet So Different, Hydrocarbon Rivers of TitanJuly 25, 2023
In Memoriam: Jack Dwayne FarmerMay 06, 2023
Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory: The Search for Life on MarsMay 05, 2023
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Gets a Major Software Upgrade (NASA JPL)April 17, 2023
New Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to Show Mars in Vivid Detail (NASA JPL)April 06, 2023
Science Communication Aboard the JOIDES ResolutionApril 03, 2023
Ripples on MarsMarch 07, 2023
The Search for Life in the Universe is Hard, even on EarthFebruary 28, 2023
Life in the Extreme: RadiationFebruary 10, 2023
What is the Chemistry and Mineralogy Instrument?January 19, 2023
Data from Curiosity Provides Information about Mars' early Climate and the Potential for Prebiotic ChemistryNovember 28, 2022
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region (NASA JPL)October 20, 2022
25 Years of Continuous Robotic Mars Exploration – From Pathfinder to Perseverance (NASA)September 13, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars’ Jezero CraterAugust 29, 2022
10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive (NASA)August 08, 2022
SAM’s Top Five Discoveries aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover at Mars (NASA JPL)August 04, 2022
NASA’s Curiosity Takes Inventory of Key Life Ingredient on Mars (NASA Goddard)June 28, 2022
NASA Experiment Suggests Need to Dig Deep for Evidence of Life on Mars (NASA)June 27, 2022
NASA’s Curiosity Captures Stunning Views of a Changing Mars Landscape (NASA JPL)June 23, 2022
The Search For Life: Are We Alone?June 21, 2022
Perseverance on Mars, an UpdateJune 10, 2022
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reroutes Away From ‘Gator-Back’ Rocks (NASA JPL)April 08, 2022
The Library of Congress presents Space on the Page!March 16, 2022
Carbon Signals From MarsJanuary 31, 2022
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature on Mars (NASA Goddard)January 18, 2022
New Video: Astrobiology in the Field: GreenlandNovember 18, 2021
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Dr. Rebecca McCauley RenchOctober 15, 2021
New Report on Bioburden Requirements for MarsOctober 07, 2021
Astrobiologist Selected for 2021 Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement AwardSeptember 30, 2021
NASA’s Mars Fleet Lies Low As Sun Moves Between Earth and Red Planet (NASA)September 28, 2021
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape (NASA)August 18, 2021
New Opportunity in ROSES: Mars Science Laboratory Participating Scientist ProgramAugust 06, 2021
NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Patches of Rock Record Erased, Revealing CluesJuly 09, 2021
First You See It, Then You Don’t: Scientists Closer to Explaining Mars Methane Mystery (NASA JPL)July 01, 2021
NASA’s Search for Life: Astrobiology in the Solar System and BeyondJune 25, 2021
Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle, NASA Scientists Find (NASA Goddard)May 24, 2021
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes Selfie With ‘Mont Mercou’March 30, 2021
Dr. Lori Glaze Debunks Myths about MarsFebruary 01, 2021
Gravity Assist: Mars Takes a Breath, with Jen EigenbrodeNovember 16, 2020
Life at Low Pressure: Planetary Protection and the Habitability of MarsSeptember 24, 2020
Curiosity Mars Rover's Summer Road Trip Has BegunJuly 07, 2020
While Stargazing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Rover Spots Earth and Venus (nasa.gov)June 15, 2020
2020 MEPAG Goals Document Draft is now Available for Community CommentsJanuary 23, 2020
Apply for "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission"September 25, 2019
ExoClimes V Presentations Now Available On-Demand!September 09, 2019
“Agnostic Biosignatures,” And the Path to Life as We Don’t Know ItAugust 13, 2019
Methane on Mars. Here Today, Gone TomorrowJune 25, 2019
Curiosity Detects Unusually High Methane LevelsJune 24, 2019
New NASA Documentary Series: Astrobiology in the Field!April 01, 2019
NASA Announces Landing Site for Mars 2020 RoverNovember 20, 2018
Inner WorkingsNovember 17, 2018
What Would Happen If Mars And Venus Swapped Places?November 04, 2018
Chlorate-Rich Soil May Help Us Find Liquid Water on MarsOctober 02, 2018
A Biosignatures for Iron-Oxidizing MicroorganismsSeptember 18, 2018
Putting the Ethics into Planetary ProtectionAugust 13, 2018
Spain’s Centro de AstrobiologíaAugust 07, 2018
Ghost Dune Pits on MarsJuly 30, 2018
Forecasting Martian Dust StormsJuly 27, 2018
Mining Data from CuriosityJuly 26, 2018
How Glacial Biomarkers can Hone the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeJuly 26, 2018
Photochemistry of Bacterial DNA under Mars ConditionsJune 27, 2018
3 Questions: Roger Summons on finding organic matter on MarsJune 13, 2018
Breakthrough Findings on Mars Organics and Mars MethaneJune 06, 2018
NASA-ESA Statement of Intent for Mars Sample ReturnMay 07, 2018
Search for Life on Mars Could Get Water-Enhanced BoostMay 07, 2018
Rare Metals On Mars And Earth Implicate Colossal ImpactsMarch 23, 2018
MEPAG Meeting 36 AbstractsMarch 20, 2018
Clay Formation Study Leads to New Model for Early Martian ClimateMarch 02, 2018
Sample Collection is HardFebruary 27, 2018
A Review of Mass Spectrometry Imaging TechniquesFebruary 02, 2018
Gravity Assist: Mars, with Bruce Jakosky and Michael MeyerJanuary 16, 2018
Revealing Details of Enzyme Function in PolyextremophilesDecember 24, 2017
Exploring the Stars Through Video and Board GamesNovember 13, 2017
Ancient Lake On Mars Was Hospitable Enough To Support LifeSeptember 18, 2017
Microbes Could Survive Thin Air of MarsJanuary 18, 2017
Looking for Life on Mars — in ChileNovember 24, 2016
Iron-Loving Bacteria a Model for Mars LifeNovember 15, 2016
Microscope Could Seek Biological Samples on Red PlanetNovember 01, 2016
Water on Mars: The Story So FarOctober 14, 2016
Cycles of Glaciation on Ancient MarsOctober 06, 2016
Planetary Protection for the Journey to MarsSeptember 07, 2016
Water Activity in Salty LiquidMay 05, 2016
Protecting Special Regions on MarsMay 02, 2016
Curious about Methane and Organic Molecules on MarsNovember 01, 2015
The Martian AstrobiologistOctober 12, 2015
My Martian Moment: David Blake Presents CheMinOctober 02, 2015
Could ‘Green Rust’ Be a Catalyst for Martian Life?May 29, 2015
Is There Methane on Mars? III: Revenge of the CowsMay 26, 2015