NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty ...

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

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying ...

Scientists know from extensive study here on Earth that life doesn't sprout from nothing—it requires a complex (and often ...

But first thing's first, weird spheres on Mars aren't a brand new phenomenon. In fact, NASA first stumbled across them 21 ...

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

Suppose humanity was faced with an extinction-level event. Not just high odds, but certain-sure. A nearby supernova will ...

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

Researchers analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA's Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the Red ...