The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit features similar to the ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

The discovery of long-chain organic compounds in a 3.7-billion-year-old rock raises new questions about the Red Planet’s past ...

Researchers previously assumed that organic aerosols form through a single oxidation step. Natural precursor gases such as terpenes and isoprene – hydrocarbons emitted by plants – quickly add oxygen ...