New research has revealed why carbonaceous asteroids, some of the most chemically primitive materials in the solar system, ...

A major discovery of the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars has been made. The carbon chains could be an example of ...

Titan may seem like a prime candidate for alien life with its organic-rich surface and deep subsurface ocean, but new ...

ALIEN life could be hiding away on the vast ocean of a nearby moon. Scientists say there’s a chance that a “small population” ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has just made a stunning discovery on Mars — the largest organic molecules ever found on the planet! These long carbon chains, possibly linked to fatty acids (key components of ...

Looking for life on Saturn's largest moon Titan may be trickier than first thought. New computer simulations suggest that if ...

Food made in space tastes different, according to new research. The traditional Japanese condiment miso had a nuttier flavor ...

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

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

Scientists used the Sample Analysis at Mars (Sam) instrument on the NASA rover to make their discovery. Scientists were actually looking for evidence of amino acids, which are the building blocks of ...