Scientists say they’ve discovered the reason behind Mars’ red hue, and the finding has new implications for the planet’s environment and ability to host life. It was previously thought the red ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

In 2024, scientists made headlines when they found evidence of copious amounts of water inside a layer of the Martian crust.

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

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.

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy ...

Article continues below In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner ... is the reason for the planet’s colour. The findings offer an insight to Mars’ wetter and potentially more habitable ...

However, NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured stunning images revealing blue ... reshaping theories about Mars' wet and dynamic past. The findings indicate that previous ideas about Mars ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water ... Additional implications of the findings include a better understanding of the red planet's water cycle, its potential ...

Mars Dust Storm (Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY ... “Importantly, the new findings suggest a wetter and potentially more habitable past for Mars because ferrihydrite forms ...

In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter revealed water ... is the reason for the planet’s colour. The findings offer an insight to Mars’ wetter and potentially more habitable past, ...