NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.

The rover's latest discoveries, including pure sulfur stones and sprawling mineral "spiderwebs," unravel new mysteries of ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

NASA stitched together a 360° view of the rover's surroundings, which NASA turned into a convenient video with spacey music.

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. A close-up photo taken by the Curiosity rover shows pure yellow sulfur crystals within a rock. NASA’s Curiosity rover ran over a rock ...

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At its most recent site, known as Gediz Vallis, the rover literally stumbled upon pure sulfur, its wheels crushing the material to expose a bed of yellow crystals. It turns out there was a whole beach ...