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

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

NASA's Curiosity rover says farewell to the funky sulfur stones of the Gediz Vallis channel with an immersive panorama view from Mars.

NASA scientists are hoping to understand the history of where they found the rocks — and for evidence of ancient microbial ...

NASA's Curiosity rover is preparing for the next leg of its journey, a months-long trek to a formation called the boxwork, a ...

NASA's Curiosity captured a 360-degree panorama before leaving Gediz Vallis channel, a feature it’s been exploring for the past year. The rover embarks on a journey to Mars' boxwork formation, ...

After a year of exploring a mysterious valley on Mars, NASA 's intrepid Curiosity rover is headed to a new destination with ...

In the Gediz Vallis channel, the ‘curiosity’ rover “out of curiosity” discovered rare sulphur stones which provided new ...

You can see the expanse of white sulfur-bearing rocks in the panorama, along with some other objects of note. A wall of ...

The Curiosity rover is preparing for its next mission, which will take it to explore the giant spiderweb-like formations on ...

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

The Curiosity team was therefore surprised by the stones and the yellow crystals they contained when the rover passed over them. Investigations confirmed the stone was pure sulfur — something no ...