Mars SAM instrument may have discovered “Something for the History Books.” (Update 11/26/12 – KnowledgeOrb has learned that the announcement from NASA about SAM findings will be on 12/3/12) According to an…

Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on Sol 84 (Oct. 31, 2012) to take this self portrait. The new rover appears shiny and clean. It will be…

NASA –  MSL Curiosity, has taken significant steps toward understanding how Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere. Learning what happened to the Martian atmosphere will help scientists…

In this close up of scoop one from MSL you can see some interesting things about the soil at this site. If you look closely on the right you can…

NASA Rover’s First Soil Studies Help Fingerprint Martian Minerals (Source NASA) – Mars rover Curiosity has completed initial experiments showing the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to weathered basaltic…

Jake Matijevic Rock formed in presence of water The rock know as Jake Matigevic  (matt-EE-oh-vick) shows signs similar to rocks on Earth formed volcanic rocks found formed in the presence…

(NASA) This picture shows the first time that NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity collected a scoop of soil on Mars. It combines two raw images taken on the mission’s 61st Martian…

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Curiosity rover is in a position on Mars where scientists and engineers can begin preparing the rover to take its first scoop of soil for analysis. Curiosity…