BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA says the record-setting belch of Martian methane that its Curiosity rover detected last week has faded away, leaving some big questions hanging in the air: Where… Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected fresh whiffs of Martian methane, once again sparking speculation about a potential biological source — but researchers at the space agency say… Read More
The latest evidence for methane and other organic chemicals on Mars isn’t the smoking gun for life on Mars that some folks may have been hoping for, but it gives… Read More
Robotic telepresence could save future Mars explorers from the perils that faced fictional astronaut Mark Watney in “The Martian” — and serve as the most efficient way to study the… Read More
Scientists say they’re putting together the puzzle pieces provided by NASA’s Curiosity rover to get a better picture of how the outlook for habitability on Mars brightened and dimmed over… Read More
The sands of Mars move in mysterious ways – including one way that’s not seen on Earth’s surface, but only on the sandy bottom of bodies of water. And the scientists behind… Read More
NASA says one of the Curiosity rover’s future tasks could be to check out sites on Mars that may harbor trickles of salty water. It’s been nearly four years since Curiosity… Read More
Microsoft and NASA are bringing HoloLens to the masses – and bringing the masses to Mars – with a mixed-reality experience that will make its debut this summer. “Destination: Mars,” an exhibit opening… Read More
The 16-foot-high sand dune that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been skirting around on Mars looks even more imposing in a 360-degree panoramic view you can explore on the Internet.… Read More
Three years after NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars, scientists are celebrating a curious milestone: Although the six-wheeled, plutonium-powered robot has lasted a year longer than they planned for, Curiosity… Read More
The Mars rover Curiosity celebrated its thousandth Martian day Friday, nearly three years since its historic landing on the Red Planet. During its journey Curiosity has regaled followers with science, selfies,… Read More
Rovers, particles, and skydiving from the edge of space. And that was just the beginning. Earlier this week, GeekWire documented our favorite lowlights of 2012 with our list of biggest… Read More
You know you’re doing something right when your video about the latest NASA mission gets retweeted by NASA to its more than 2.7 million followers. That’s what happened to a crew… Read More
Amazon, the online super-retailer and South Lake Union Overlord, has the cloud computing system that best suits NASA’s latest and greatest mission to Mars — storing images and data from… Read More
Will you remember where you were when Curiosity landed? I know I will! I was among more than 600 people who showed up to the Museum of Flight in Seattle… Read More
The plan to land the roving space lab Curiosity on Mars this weekend is the stuff of the wildest imaginations. Seriously, Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick would’ve killed for… Read More