NASA's one-ton, car-sized Curiosity Rover is set for a Sunday night landing on the red planet to begin a 2-year mission to explore some of the most interesting places on Mars. 

Click here for the official website which is loaded with information about this historic event, including ways to monitor the landing. 

A landing party is going to be held at the Highland Road Park Observatory here in Baton Rouge, on Sunday night.  Click here for the details.