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

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

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

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Humanity’s search for life on Mars has taken a significant step forward with the discovery of organic molecules that resemble key building blocks of life on Earth. Since landing in 2012, NASA’s ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a strange rock studded with hundreds of small dark spheres. This unexpected find ...

When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on the Red Planet, the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be close by, as seen in this artist's concept. NASA MARCI ...

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NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced by biological processes.

Mar. 24, 2025 — 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 ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found the longest carbon chains ever detected on Mars. These molecules, with up to 12 carbon atoms, were discovered in Gale Crater, an area believed to have been a lake ...