The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...
A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.
Scientists analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA's Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the red ...
Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...
NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...
While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...
The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...
NASA's Curiosity rover made a compelling find on Mars' irradiated surface. The car-sized robot's molecule-sleuthing ...