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 ...

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 ...

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.

Signs of organic molecules were first detected on Mars in 2015 by a different rover called Curiosity, followed by more evidence in subsequent years. With Perseverance now detecting possible ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has detected long organic molecules, resembling fatty acids, in a Martian rock sample. This unexpected discovery suggests that Mars may have once possessed the chemical ...