The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of ...

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

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

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

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

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

The surface of Mars is known for being an extremely cold, desiccated, and irradiated place. But as its many surface features ...

Scientists know from extensive study here on Earth that life doesn't sprout from nothing—it requires a complex (and often ...

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS NASA's Curiosity rover made a compelling find on Mars' irradiated surface. The car-sized robot's molecule-sleuthing instrument, called Sample Analysis at Mars ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a strange object, resembling a cluster of spider eggs, on Mars, sparking intrigue ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found traces of decane, undecane and dodecane in Martian rock. These compounds are thought to be ...

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