UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most ...

The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

As for Curiosity, which is exploring a region about 2,300 miles away, the rover recently discovered the largest organic molecules on Mars to date. Here's more on each rover's find, as well as what ...

Curiosity’s internal chemistry lab, called SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars), isn’t as powerful as instruments on Earth. It analyzes powdered rock samples by baking them at temperatures up to ...

The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window into the red planet’s past. The newly detected compounds suggest complex organic ...

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

Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. More than 12 years later, the rover has driven over 21 miles (34 kilometers) to ascend Mount Sharp, which is within the crater.

In 2013, the Curiosity rover drilled this hole, which measures about 0.6 inches wide and 2.6 inches deep, into martian rock. The sample is now thought to contain long-chain organic molecules.

NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted the longest-ever organic materials ever found on Mars, which is evidence suggesting the Red Planet could have potentially preserved evidence of microbial life.

The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising speculation about if life was created billions of years ago on the Red Planet.