Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

Curiosity has previously discovered small organic molecules on Mars, but these recently found compounds are larger and would ...

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

From its perch in the foothills of the 3.4-mile-high mountain, you can see over an expanse of plains, called Aeolis Palus, ...

For more than a decade, a robotic explorer has been traveling across Mars, quietly collecting clues about a time when the Red ...

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

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...

After over 11 years of exploring the harsh Martian landscape, NASA’s Curiosity Rover is showing visible signs of wear and ...

“Ancient life, if it happened on Mars, it would ... beneath the Martian surface — and perhaps find larger and better-preserved organic molecules. While Curiosity’s samples can’t be studied ...