The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...
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 ...
Researchers caution that the molecules could be of abiotic or biological origin, and do not represent definitive proof of ...
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been crawling across the dusty, windswept plains of Mars, drilling into rocks and, in the process, ...
A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...
Explore the latest find from NASA’s Curiosity rover and what it reveals about organic matter beyond our planet.
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This graphic shows the long-chain organic molecules decane, undecane, and dodecane. These are the largest organic molecules discovered on Mars to date. NASA/Dan Gallagher Despite its freezing ...