(NewsNation) — Call it Curiosity serendipity: the accidental discovery of pure sulfur on Mars in a place that scientists didn’t expect it to be. It happened in May when NASA’s nearly one-ton ...

NASA's Curiosity rover made a significant discovery of sulfur crystals, which was the first in its Mars exploration.

Previously, the rover uncovered minerals mixed with sulfur. But this is the first time pure sulfur has been discovered on Mars.

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered an abundance of pure sulfur on Mars after it recently drove over a rock and cracked it open, stunning scientists. The six-wheeled rover has spotted sulfur on ...

NASA's Mars rover finds pure sulphur on the red planet for the first time Curiosity breaks a Mars rock, revealing pure yellow sulfur. This surprising, first-time discovery is unexplained.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has made remarkable discoveries on Mars, revealing the Red Planet once had a dynamic and water-rich environment. Curiosity made a groundbreaking find in May. While traversing ...

NASA scientists say pure sulfur has been found on Mars for the first time after the Curiosity rover inadvertently uncovered a cluster of yellow crystals when it drove over a rock. And it looks ...

The Curiosity rover made an accidental discovery on Mars – and uncovered a mineral never before found in its pure form on the Red Planet. As the rover rolled over the planet's rocky surface on ...

Recent image of elemental sulfur crystals obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems) “Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this last look at a field of bright white sulfur stones on Oct. 11, before leaving Gediz Vallis channel.

NASA Curiosity Mars rover finds elemental sulfur on the Red Planet for the first time.

NASA scientists say pure sulfur has been found on Mars for the first time after the Curiosity rover inadvertently uncovered a cluster of yellow crystals when it drove over a rock.