Scientists at NASA, analyzing rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover, have discovered the largest organic molecules found on Mars to date. The carbon chains are composed of up to 12 atoms ...

The findings reported in this paper present the best chance we have seen for identifying the remains of life on Mars,” said ...

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has traveled over 21.33 miles since it first landed on the Red Planet in 2012. That might not seem like very far, but it’s an impressive trek considering the vehicle only ...

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

Initial results released at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in 2015 showed scientists found complex organic molecules in Martian samples stored inside the Curiosity rover but using an ...

SAM contains a gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer, which make it possible to identify isolated molecules in samples collected by the rover. Curiosity has seen organic matter in Martian ...