Finding sulfur on Mars is nothing new, and the element has been observed on the planet previously. What is unusual about the sulfur found in the exposed rock is that it's elemental sulfur ...

When NASA's Curiosity rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over an unremarkable rock, it accidentally cracked it open. Trapped inside the stone, the rover discovered something ...

The sulfur that Curiosity recently discovered in that rock is pure elemental sulfur, which is a first on Mars. Elemental sulfur is very different from the hydrogen sulfide variety. You can get all ...

Although sulfates are fairly common on Mars, this represents the first time sulfur has been found on the red planet in its pure elemental form. What's even more exciting is that the Gediz Vallis ...

Elemental sulfur is bright yellow and has no odor. It forms in only a narrow combination of conditions – scientists didn't expect to locate such a large amount on Mars. "It's telling us ...

While scientists have seen sulfur on Mars before, it was always bound up with other elements to make salts like sulfate. Curiosity’s instruments showed that this rock contained pure, elemental ...

NASA's Curiosity rover revealed an 'oasis' of rare elemental sulfur on Mars after accidentally crushing a rock with its tires. The yellow crystals have never been spotted on the Red Planet before.

The crushed material revealed yellow crystals of sulfur in its pure elemental form—a first-ever discovery on Mars. The accidental find, which was caused by the heft of the car-sized, one-ton ...

It was regarded by scientists that elemental sulfur only forms in certain conditions, but this is already a reality for Mars, a planet that has long been barren. Mars is known to have sulfates ...

“Pure elemental sulfur is a very weird finding because on ... “It’s almost an abundance of riches.” Since landing on Mars on August 5, 2012, the Curiosity rover has ascended 2,600 feet ...

Elemental sulfur had never been seen on Mars Curiosity's discovery opens up a new avenue of research on Mars, as this elemental form has never been found on the planet before. This is because this ...