NASA's sent rovers to Mars before, but none as large as Curiosity. (Idaho National Laboratory/Creative Commons)

Updated 10:35 p.m.: Scientists and officials at NASA and Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Lab confirmed Curiosity has landed on Mars, making it the largest-ever spacecraft to explore the planet.

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Conditions look good for the landing of the Mars rover Curiosity tonight, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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"Flight controllers anticipate clear and calm conditions for touchdown, slated to occur in the Martian late afternoon. There may be some haze in the planet's pink skies from ice clouds, typical for this time of year, with temperatures at about 10 degrees Fahrenheit."

NASA TV  and UStream, the NASAJPL stream will be covering the landing and include landing-day commentary, PC Magazine reported.

However, for those looking for a lighter take on Curiosity, check out the rover's official Twitter updates here.

The rover tweeted hours ago:

It's landing day & I'm hours from Mars! Watch my final @NASA prelanding briefing, Aug 5 9:30am PT (1630 UT) http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl

If the rover's landing is successful, it will have the opportunity to explore signs of life on the planet.

In an interview with Fox News Scott Hubbard, a Stanford University consulting professor of aeronautics and astronautics said:

“Curiosity is the culmination of a decade of exploration. We can now begin to move toward finding the fingerprints of life on Mars,”

Read the full story at the Chicago Tribune here, PC Magazine here and Fox News  here.

Reach Executive Producer Jackie Mansky here.