The Mars Curiosity rover has found the largest organic molecules yet on the Red Planet. Organic molecules are the building blocks of life, although they can also be produced by geological ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. The trio of long-chain compounds preserved in Martian soil ...

The organic molecules were discovered by Curiosity's Sample Analysis on Mars (SAM) suite of instruments. Using this suite, the rover drills a rock sample and scoops it into the SAM, where it ...

NASA's Curiosity rover discovered the most complex set of organic molecules found to date on Mars, including a chain of 12 consecutive carbon atoms, which on Earth is usually associated with a ...

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