NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified seven new organic compounds on the planet Mars, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The researchers believe this organic matter may have been preserved on Mars for more than 3.4 billion years.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has uncovered never-before-seen organic compounds that could be the most convincing evidence yet that there was life on the red planet. The nuclear-powered robot uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules - including chemicals ...

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

A team of scientists using the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered the highest amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc ever found together in Gale Crater on Mars. Minerals with these metals were found in remarkably well-preserved ripples in rocks,

NASA’s Curiosity rover detected 21 ancient organic molecules on Mars, including compounds containing carbon, sulfur and nitrogen.

In early 2026, a photo circulated online that claimed to authentically show a blue sunset on Mars. The earliest version of the image that Snopes could find came from a Facebook pa