Fifty years ago, scientists recovered samples of potential extraterrestrial life, but may have unintentionally destroyed it ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

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

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

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

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

A proposed Mars helicopter mission would search for signs of life, water and future human footholds in a vast volcanic canyon ...

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

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

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