NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. A close-up photo taken by the Curiosity rover shows pure yellow sulfur crystals ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

Earlier this year, the Curiosity Rover accidentally rolled over a rock on Mars. As it cracked open, it revealed yellow crystals of pure sulfur. NASA says it's the strangest find of the entire ...

Nasa's Mars rover has made ... on the Perseverance rover mission and professor of planetary science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. That makes pure elemental sulphur a "very ...

Images of the area from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance ... crystals they contained when the rover passed over them. Investigations confirmed the stone was pure sulfur — something no mission ...

An image of the Mars Perseverance rover released by NASA on February 24, 2021, has been altered and shared in online posts saying a fly was spotted on the vehicle and suggesting that NASA is ...

The rover will be capable of drilling down into the surface of Mars and collecting rocks at a depth of 6.6 feet (2 meters), which it will then analyze in an onboard laboratory, according to ESA.

In early May, while exploring the rugged soil of Mars, the Curiosity rover crushed a rock, leading to a surprising discovery: pure sulfur crystals, something never seen before on the red planet!

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The page-like rock formations were unusual enough to catch the rover team’s ...

The Perseverance rover has reached the top of the Jezero Crater rim on Mars, a hike that rose 1,640 feet — higher than the Empire State Building is tall.

The Perseverance rover has spent more than three years on Mars scouring the area's rocks and soil for evidence that life once existed on the planet. Late in August, Perseverance began a slow ...