Researchers caution that the molecules could be of abiotic or biological origin, and do not represent definitive proof of ...

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 ...

The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit features similar to the ...

The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising ...

Scientists have found unusual, blueberry-like rocks on Mars that could give us more insights into its geological history.

Curiosity has previously discovered small organic molecules on Mars, but these recently found compounds are larger and would ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

NASA's robotic vehicle has found unprecedentedly large organic molecules on the red planet, although scientists have not been able to determine their origin. They were formed 3.7 billion years ago ...

While Curiosity mission scientists have previously identified small, simple organic molecules on the red planet, the ...

Scientists analyzed a sample, which likely contained fatty acids, that transformed into alkanes during the heating process ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...