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

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars—decane, undecane, and dodecane. These ...

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

The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising ...

Did Mars once have life as we know it deep in its ancient past? A recent study published in Proceedings of the National ...

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