NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovered yellow elemental sulfur in a Martian rock (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally cracked open a Martian rock recently. The rock revealed ...

Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: a treasure chest, or geologically ...

One of NASA's Mars rovers has discovered a strange rock filled with yellow sulfur crystals. The Curiosity rover made the exciting find after accidentally running over a rock on May 30, which cracked ...

When a Mars rover accidentally crushed a small rock and exposed a flash of vivid yellow inside, it turned a routine drive into one of the most intriguing discoveries of the mission. The fractured ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. A close-up photo taken by the Curiosity rover shows pure yellow sulfur ...

After Curiosity unexpectedly cracked open a Martian rock, it revealed yellow crystals that scientists determined were elemental sulfur. NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS As NASA’s Curiosity rover rolled ...