The Curiosity Rover of NASA has discovered that the rock layers of Mars are more porous than previous estimates. A team of researchers analyzed the non-science engineering data from the Curiosity Rover and determined the density of rock layers across the Gale Crater. Travis Gabriel, a Graduate Student in the School of Earth and Space…
The car-sized rover from NASA is trying to figure out the mystery of the Vera Rubin Ridge. Curiosity was designed as part of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission in order to explore the Gale Crater on Mars. The primary goals of the rover include the climatic and geological study of Mars and determine whether…
Scientists from different parts of the world joined forces to develop a tiny lab that may unveil secrets of past life from Mars. Humans are trying really hard to find signs of life on Mars and these efforts received a massive boost recently as an international team of scientists has built a miniature lab that…
The data provided by Curiosity, the rover sent to the Red Planet, tells us some interesting things after the 3.5 years of mission. The discovery refers to the fact that in one of the former lakes on Mars there were conditions to sustain life. The oxygen level in the water was higher on the surface…