The Curiosity rover was recognized for its decade-plus of exploration on Mars, searching for signs of past life. The James Webb Space Telescope was honored for being a technological marvel that allows ...

The Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity rover, stands poised at the launch pad, just over a minute before launch. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was hoisted atop its Atlas 5 ...

The image is a composite of 2 panoramas taken at different times of day, with color added for artistic interpretation. Curiosity has been exploring Mars for over a decade, searching for signs that the ...