Curiosity Rover
News, coverage and analysis tracking Curiosity Rover across the outlets.- NASA's Curiosity rover gets its drill stuck, recordings from the Arctic seafloor and more science storiesThis week's science news includes an update on NASA's Curiosity rover experiencing a drill issue and recordings from the Arctic seafloor. The article covers various scientific developments and discoveries.
- NASA's Curiosity Rover found promising organic chemicals on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover has detected over 20 organic molecules, including complex compounds like naphthalene and benzothiophene, preserved in 3.5-billion-year-old Martian sandstones. This discovery, made using a novel wet chemistry experiment, adds to the evidence that the foundational elements of life may have existed on ancient Mars and that organic material can survive for billions of years.