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First identified in a meteorite found in Africa in 2014, the calcium-aluminum silicate mineral has been named in honor of lunar geologist and USGS...

While many in the U.S. spent the long weekend resting and giving thanks, Curiosity was hard at work investigating rocky outcrops and driving back to...

Throughout the years, the USGS Astrogeology Science Center (ASC) has maintained active Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education and...

Yesterday’s drive brought us right up to a beautiful outcrop of layered rocks at “Stop 6” of our campaign to study the benches in this area, so we...

Curiosity is on the road to the sulfate unit, but there are always stops on a road trip. The drive did not finish in the weekend plan, so today’s plan...

The short drive or "bump" that was planned for Sol 2924 went well, placing the rover on a relatively steep slope right next to the Maybole outcrop...

Dr. Sherman Shou-Chou Wu, a revered pioneer in the field of planetary photogrammetry and topographic mapping, passed away at the age of 92 on August...

We are finally planning to drive away after finishing up at the Groken drill hole location, so it was an exciting planning day for me as SOWG Chair.  ...

NASA will make a big announcement today. It regards an “exciting new discovery” about the Moon which “contributes to NASA’s efforts to learn about the...

The science team decided to stay at the Groken drill location a little bit longer to let SAM have a taste of this interesting sample. See it in the...