NASA launches Curiosity rover

On This Day, Nov. 26: NASA launches Curiosity rover to look for life on Mars
In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation. In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard Carter and George Carnarvon became the first humans to enter King Tutankhamen's treasure-laden tomb in more than 3,
NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
The Mars rover, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has slowly scaled Mount Sharp since 2014. This mountain, officially monikered "Aeolis Mons," was discovered in the 1970s; cut into its alien landscape is the boulder-packed Gediz Vallis channel, which some scientists believe to be an ancient river bed.
NASA's Curiosity rover heads to new puzzling Martian destination
After a year of exploring a Martian valley, NASA's Curiosity rover is driving to a new location to explore an unusual "boxwork" formation, where microbes could have existed.
On This Day: NASA launches Curiosity rover to look for life on Mars
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches NASA's Mars Science Laboratory from Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on November 26, 2011. File Photo by Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell/UPI | License Photo Nov.
OTD In Space - November 26: Curiosity Rover Launches To Mars
On November 26, 2011, the NASA Curiosity rover launched to Mars. Curiosity was the biggest and most powerful rover anyone had ever sent to the Red Planet. The two-ton science laboratory is about the size of a small SUV.
Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Found a Big Surprise
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.
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Check out this incredible panorama of Mars taken by Curiosity
A stunning panorama shows the haunting terrain of the Gediz Vallis channel, where the Curiosity rover has been exploring.
Supercharging Human Curiosity
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How is OKC Thunder forward Dillon Jones handling his NBA rookie education? Curiosity helps
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Here's how Curiosity Stream supports lifelong learning
The Curiosity Stream library is expansive, and it’s always growing. You can peruse through curated collections on nature, ...