NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.

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

The rover carries several swatches of spacesuit materials, and scientists are assessing how they’ve held up after four years ...

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

‘There is evidence that liquid water existed in Gale Crater for millions of years and probably much longer, which means there ...

Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red planet extremely hazardous for astronauts and require significant ...

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A colossal asteroid, known as 2014 TN17, is set to make a chillingly close pass by Earth this week, marking the nearest ...

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 ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has identified the largest organic compounds ever found on Mars, including decane, undecane, and ...

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

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