The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window into the red planet’s past. The newly detected compounds suggest complex organic chemistry ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. The trio of long-chain compounds preserved in Martian soil ...

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is transforming into a Martian shutterbug. Since its spectacular landing on Sunday (Aug. 5 PDT) , the car-size rover has beamed home swift views of its Gale Crater landing ...

The Mars Curiosity rover has found the largest organic molecules yet on the Red Planet. Organic molecules are the building blocks of life, although they can also be produced by geological processes.

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among Time's best ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover will go dark for a few weeks due to a conjunction between Earth and Mars, blocking communication ...

On August 8, 2025, NASA's Curiosity rover found itself at the intersection of three ridges found on the Martian landscape. This "peace sign" shape, as called by NASA engineers, is part of a larger ...

One of NASA's Mars rovers has discovered a strange rock filled with yellow sulfur crystals. The Curiosity rover made the exciting find after accidentally running over a rock on May 30, which cracked ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) just snapped an off-Earth action shot the likes of which we've never seen before. On Feb. 28, MRO's HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera ...

Gediz Vallis, some scientists believe, used to be filled with running water on Mars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Currently in ...

Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet’s sky. Iron-nickel meteorites are a common ...

The Mars Curiosity rover discovered decane, undecane, and dodecane—the largest organic molecules yet identified on Mars—within the Cumberland rock sample from Gale Crater's Yellowknife Bay, a presumed ...