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

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

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

NASA's Curiosity rover finds largest organic molecules on Mars, uncovering potential signs of ancient life and hospitable ...

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

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...

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

The crater was once flooded by an ancient lake, making it a promising ... the largest organic molecules found on Mars had been only six carbon atoms long. So Freissinet and Glavin modified the ...

Scientists found the longest organic molecules ever on Mars — ancient carbon chains that resemble the building blocks of life ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway galaxy that provides evidence that an ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

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