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Curiosity Spotted on Parachute by Orbiter
Curiosity Spotted on Parachute by Orbiter

NASA’s Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on…

Seventeen Cameras on Curiosity
Seventeen Cameras on Curiosity

This graphic shows the locations of the cameras on NASA’s Curiosity rover. The rover’s mast features seven cameras: the Remote…

Curiosity’s Heat Shield in Detail
Curiosity’s Heat Shield in Detail

This color full-resolution image showing the heat shield of NASA’s Curiosity rover was obtained during descent to the surface of…

Noctilucent Clouds as Seen from ISS
Noctilucent Clouds as Seen from ISS

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) took this picture of noctilucent clouds (NLCs) near the top of Earth’s…

Curiosity’s New Home
Curiosity’s New Home

These are the first two full-resolution images of the Martian surface from the Navigation cameras on NASA’s Curiosity rover, which…

Blended Wing Body Aircraft Lifts Off
Blended Wing Body Aircraft Lifts Off

The remotely operated X-48C Blended Wing Body aircraft lifts off Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on…

Celebrating Curiosity
Celebrating Curiosity

NASA/JPL ground controllers react to learning the Curiosity rover had landed safely on Mars and begun to send back images…

Charles Bolden and Dr. Jon Olansen
Charles Bolden and Dr. Jon Olansen

2012-4254 (08/03/2012) — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, joins…

Curiosity’s Heat Shield in View
Curiosity’s Heat Shield in View

This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA’s Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface of Mars on Aug.…

MSL Landing Event
MSL Landing Event

On August 5, 2012 thousands of NASA enthusiasts turned out to support the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) event at NASA’s…