Just landing successfully on Mars is a feat, but the Curiosity mission went several steps further on Aug. 5, 2012, touching down with a bold new technique: the sky crane maneuver. A swooping ...

The first option will rely on the sky crane method, used for the entry descent and landing of the two rovers still exploring Mars. The second will utilize new commercial capabilities and partners ...

The sky crane maneuver is the final landing stage that was also used when Curioisty landed on Mars in 2012. And then the rover's rear cameras watched the sky crane fly off into the distance ...

The sky crane system used on the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers is a challenging control system problem that piqued [Nicholas Rehm]’s curiosity. Constrained to Earth, he decided to ...

including a rare category of iridescent bright noctilucent clouds that appear feather-shaped and glow in the Martian sky. Curiosity captured images over 16 minutes of sunlight and atmospheric ice ...

For the fourth year in a row, NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed iridescent clouds drifting across the Martian sky. The clouds appear in the same place, at the same time of year. On January ...

on Mars! ☁️ @MarsCuriosity captured these colorful clouds drifting across the Martian sky. The iridescent, carbon dioxide ice formations offer clues about Mars' atmosphere and weather ...