Scientists using NASA’s Curiosity rover have discovered siderite—an iron carbonate—in the sulfate-rich rocks of Gale Crater, ...

These findings are important because active volcanoes on Earth often create conditions that support life—by releasing heat ...

NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where ...

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

In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...

A treasure trove of clues from Curiosity reveals that ancient Mars once trapped massive amounts of CO2 in its crust, thanks to surprising concentrations of iron carbonate deep in Gale Crater. By ...

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

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected signs of significant amounts of carbon dioxide locked within the Martian crust, ...

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien world.

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 ...

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...

‘Earth’s surface has been continuously habitable since about 3.5billion years ago, but Mars’ surface evolved from more ...