NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...

"Curiosity was captured in what is believed to be the first orbital image of the rover mid-drive across the Red Planet." ...

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...

“The discovery of abundant siderite in Gale Crater represents both a surprising and important breakthrough in our ...

Scientists are eager to find out whether Mars was once capable of supporting life, and according to new Curiosity findings, ...

An orbiter around Mars has captured what may be the first image of a NASA rover mid-drive. The image captured from Martian ...

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012, and has travelled more than 34 kilometres on the Martian surface. The discovery of carbonate suggests that the atmosphere contained enough carbon ...

A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red ...

Billions of years ago, Mars was warm, wet, and capable of sustaining liquid water on its surface. Scientists have long ...

NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine ... Space picture of the day By comparing Curiosity's findings with orbital data, scientists believe similar layers across the planet ...