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 at NASA, analyzing rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover, have discovered the largest organic molecules ...

NASA Technicians do final checks on NASA's Spirit rover in this image from March 28, 2003. The rover - and its twin, ...

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

Mars has always captured the imagination of space explorers, and now new findings are showing that the Red Planet’s dust ...

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

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

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

NASA scientists were recently “astonished” by the Perseverance rover's discovery of dark gray spheres on Mars, whose origin remains unclear.

The discovery of long-chain organic compounds in a 3.7-billion-year-old rock raises new questions about the Red Planet’s past ...

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