May 11, 2026 · Part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, Curiosity, was the largest and most capable rover ever sent to Mars when it launched in 2011. Curiosity set out to answer the question: …

The rover is still operational, and as of May 10, 2026, Curiosity has been active on Mars for 4891 sols (5025 total days; 13 years, 277 days) since its landing (see current status).

Aug 6, 2012 · Relive the nail-biting terror and joy as NASA's Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT). See and hear the team inside JPL mission...

Aug 6, 2012 · Curiosity, U.S. robotic vehicle, designed to explore the surface of Mars, which determined that Mars was once capable of supporting life. The rover was launched by an Atlas V rocket from …

follow the curiosity rover across mars, sol by sol, through every photo it has taken since landing in 2012 · by @laurentdelrey

Aug 6, 2025 · NASA launched its Mars rover Curiosity inside the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Nov. 26, 2011. Complete with 10 science instruments and 17 cameras, the robot can analyze …

Aug 22, 2024 · A look back at how NASA nailed the landing of its Curiosity Mars rover in August 2012, and what that success meant for Red Planet exploration.

Jul 22, 2011 · Here is a riddle: What takes more than 60 locations, 5 years, and 150 scientists to decide? The landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity. Picking the landing …

Aug 17, 2022 · NASA’s car-sized Red Planet rover has set new standards in planetary exploration, but what has it discovered so far? August 2022 marks 10 years since Curiosity, one of the most …

Apr 24, 2026 · Curiosity took off on November 26, 2011 atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. [1] It landed on August 6, 2012 in Gale Crater in the Aeolis quadrangle at …