NASA's Curiosity rover discovered strange mineral nodules on massive spiderweb formations on Mars.

NASA launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in August 2005 and the following year, on March 10, it entered the orbit of the red planet where it continues to operate today. Data returned to Earth by ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured images of hilly terrain on Mars, described by scientists as resembling spiderwebs from orbit, which provide clues about the planet’s watery past.

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been exploring a curious geological formation made up of ridges up to six feet in height for the last six months.

NASA’s Curiosity has explored a peculiar terrain on Mars that has no such equivalent on Earth. Seen from space, this ...

In a breathtaking new “postcard” from Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured the Martian landscape in two distinct lighting conditions. The stunning image was taken after a major software update in ...

The rover also discovered bumpy textures called nodules, an obvious sign of past groundwater that has been spotted many times ...

Mars, with its rust-hued surface, is known as the red planet for a reason. Along the way, Curiosity has made some extraordinary finds and captured some stunning vistas. The latest came in November ...

For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy ...

NASA's Curiosity rover just found bizarre nodules on giant Martian "spiderwebs." Scientists are puzzled.

Maybe David Bowie was right with his spiders from Mars? Space scientists say they have spotted a hilly landscape that looks like spiderwebs on the Red Planet. NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent six ...

NASA's Curiosity rover extended its robotic arm for another self-portrait on Mars, this time as it climbed a mountain towering above the red planet's plains. The selfie snapped Aug. 5 is actually more ...