Now, researchers will focus on determining how sulfur could have ended up on Mars, considering our knowledge of the planet. Read also: Curiosity rover finds unexpected pure sulfur crystals on Mars ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered intriguing ... They could mark a key piece of Mars’ biological puzzle. “Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and potential habitability. While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp ...

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover ... Mars is much richer in iron—that’s why it is the red planet.” The siderite found in the samples was also pure ...

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie while inside Mars' Gale crater on June 15 ... and previous analyses found it to be rich in clay minerals, sulfur, and nitrates. But despite many thorough ...

The NASA rover Perseverance recently discovered a strange rock on Mars, which appears to be made up of small rounded stones a few hundred millimeters in diameter. NASA’s research team is trying ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. New samples collected and analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover are ...

Tutolo joined the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover mission as a participating ... But only evaporation would lead to highly pure siderite forming in the same geologic layer as the sulfate ...

A surprise discovery in Gale Crater is the component that was missing in the puzzle of Mars's climate history. There, embedded in the bedrock, the Curiosity rover has identified a mineral called ...

A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this image from NASA's Curiosity rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination. | Credit: ...