Mars, NASA and Curiosity Rover

'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video)
"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact."
NASA rover captures images of "mother-of-pearl" clouds on Mars
New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover's eyes.
Curiosity Rover Spots Surprisingly Colorful ‘Twilight Clouds’ on Mars
The iridescent cloud reveals new clues about ice formation in the Martian atmosphere (no little green men, sorry).
Mysterious colorful clouds drift through Mars’s sky in new Curiosity images
A recent video created from images captured by Curiosity shows clouds tinted red and green flowing though the sky over Mars. Captured using the rover’s Mastcam instrument on January 17, 2025, the video shows the clouds during twilight on the red planet.
Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars
Latin for “night shining,” noctilucent clouds (also known as twilight clouds) are responsible for Earth’s vibrant red, orange, and purple dawn and dusk skies. If the conditions are just right, they sometimes even take on an iridescent,
NASA's Curiosity Rover captures breathtaking video of colourful twilight clouds on Mars
The phenomenon of twilight clouds was first observed on Mars in 1997 during NASA’s Pathfinder mission. However, it wasn’t until 2019 that the Curiosity Rover captured the firs
The Red Planet: Mars is actually many colors. At the surface, we see colors such as brown, gold, and tan, however, Mars looks reddish due to oxidization or rusting of iron in ...
From its peculiar reddish colour, to whether life ever existed on Mars, NASA has unlocked several secrets of the red planet over the decades. Check out these 7 stunning NASA images of Mars that reveal ...
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Mars has spectacular, glowing clouds at sunset
NASA’s Curiosity rover captured stunning images of Martian twilight clouds, revealing iridescent dry ice formations on Mars.
7 mesmerising images of Mars captured by NASA
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a cameo appearance of the tiny moon Phobos on its trek around the Red Planet. This composite image, from NASA Galileo and Mars Global Survey orbiters, of Earth ...
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Mars Is Rocked by Epic Quakes, And They Don't All Come From Within
Incredibly powerful marsquakes that violently shake the red planet don't always begin under the surface, research shows.
A Meteor Slammed Into Mars and Sent Seismic Shockwaves Through the Red Planet
A massive meteor strike on Mars sent shockwaves across the planet, revealing that some of its tremors weren’t tectonic but ...
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Square-shaped formation found on Mars sparks calls for closer study
A Mars image shows a strange square formation. Some think it's artificial, but experts suggest natural causes.
Space photo of the week: Dry ice 'geysers' erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet
Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the surface of Mars are geysers of gas and dust near the planet's south ...
Mars art installation on display at cathedral
A seven-metre-wide sculpture of Mars is on display at a cathedral in Kent. Luke Jerram's Mars: War and Peace, which features ...