Mar. 24, 2025 — The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit ...

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A new study revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long-term atmospheric ...

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS NASA's Curiosity rover made a compelling find on Mars' irradiated surface. The car-sized robot's molecule-sleuthing instrument, called Sample Analysis at Mars ...

NASA's Martian explorer Curiosity has found yet another mystery on the rocky road towards Mars' boxwork region. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Aliens aren't terraforming Mars, but one of NASA's rovers ...

On March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains ...

That's not a star, however, but a once brilliant planet that continues to diminish in brightness: Mars. Look for this colorful world soaring high in the south-southeast during dusk and lower in ...

The envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said Moscow could discuss the offer with Musk by video conference. Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by billionaire ...

But they ended up discovering something else entirely: the largest organic compounds ever documented on Mars. The compounds date to 3.7 billion years ago—around the same time that life first ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission promises to fill significant gaps in our understanding of the universe and propel humanity forward in a new phase of the space race. Exploring the cosmos ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock in ...