Martian dust could threaten astronaut health and equipment, with toxic particles causing lung damage and mission failures.

Explore the latest find from NASA's Curiosity rover and what it reveals about organic matter beyond our planet.

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

The study comes just when NASA’s Curiosity rover detected the largest organic compounds ever found on Mars. But while that breakthrough fuels hopes of uncovering signs of ancient life, the dust ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

NASA's Curiosity rover made a compelling find on Mars ' irradiated surface.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty ...