Curiosity, NASA's Mars rover, accidentally cracked open a seemingly ordinary rock, revealing an unexpected yellow substance ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

These yellow crystals on Mars were exposed after the Curiosity rover drove over a rock in May 2024, breaking it open. The crystals are made of pure elemental sulfur, something that has never been ...

Vasavada made these statements after the impressive discovery: "Finding a field of pure sulfur rocks is like finding an oasis in the desert. It shouldn't be there, so now we have to explain it.

Back in May of last year, the rover’s 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) frame rolled over the rock, splitting it open and exposing bright yellow elemental sulfur— also known as brimstone. While sulfates are ...

Curiosity has been patrolling the surface of Mars for the last 13 years, searching for signs of ancient microbial life on the planet. Last year, the Curiosity rover basically fell into a discovery ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has recently passed through a channel in which pure sulfur rocks litter the ground, and scientists aren’t sure why.

The field was where the rover made the first discovery of pure sulfur on Mars. Scientists are still unsure exactly why theses rocks formed here. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this last look at a field of bright white sulfur stones on October 11, before leaving Gediz Vallis channel. The field was where the rover made the first discovery ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this last look at a field of bright white sulfur stones on Oct. 11, before leaving Gediz Vallis channel.