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

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 ...

Curiosity has been exploring the Gale Crater on Mars since 2012 and its sample with the fatty acid molecules were found in a ...

We can’t say the molecules are the product of life, but the findings indicate if Mars had life billions of years ago, the ...

Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely ...

If scientists can understand how this mineral was formed in Antarctica, they might be able to trace signs of water on Mars.

The discovery suggests Mars may have once been warmer, wetter and more hospitable to life than previously thought. It came about when Professor Wiens directed the rover to shoot its laser at oddly ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock ...

Cardenas and his colleagues studied geological data collected by the Chinese Zhurong rover in 2021 in an area of Mars called Utopia Planitia. Zhurong comes equipped with ground-penetrating radar, ...