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

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...

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

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

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

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

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

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

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

Mars has long been a subject of fascination for scientists and space enthusiasts, but one of its greatest mysteries has been the apparent absence of carbonate minerals on its surface. These minerals, ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has unearthed compelling evidence of a past carbon cycle on Mars, discovering siderite within Gale ...

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