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

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

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

Researchers caution that the molecules could be of abiotic or biological origin, and do not represent definitive proof of ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.

In 2013, the Curiosity ... rover NASA / Dan Gallagher Even if the molecules didn’t originate from cells, the discovery remains important, because the large compounds suggest organic chemistry on ...

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As for Curiosity, which is exploring a region about 2,300 miles away, the rover recently discovered the largest organic molecules on Mars to date. Here's more on each rover's find, as well as what ...