Mars Curiosity rover hammers rock that NASA suspects was once exposed to water

February 4, 2013 4:40 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

The Mars Curiosity rover got one step closer to drilling into the Martian surface this weekend in its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars.

Obama to JPL: ‘You guys are a little cooler than you used to be’

August 13, 2012 11:50 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

We're not going to apologize for this: When President Obama muses about getting his own mohawk inspired by Bobak Ferdowsi of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), you're going to get another post about the landing on Mars.

Mars landing proves memes now travel faster than the speed of light (gallery)

August 6, 2012 12:48 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

It didn't take long for Internet users to transform the successful Mars rover landing into its own meme -- with funny images popping up maybe 5 to 10 minutes after the Curiosity mission's first steps went off without a hitch last night.