NASA's Curiosity rover has detected organic molecules on Mars that could be related to the origin of life.

“NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life of Earth.” And: “We think we’re looking at organic matter that’s been preserved on Mars for 3.5bn years.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/21/nasa-curiosity-rover-finds-organic-molecules-mars

‘Is it life? We can’t tell’: Nasa’s Curiosity rover finds organic molecules on Mars https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/21/nasa-curiosity-rover-finds-organic-molecules-mars #Science

Breakthrough in the search for life on Mars. NASA rover finds wealth of organic molecules, some of which have never been detected on the Red Planet https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/nasa-mars-curiosity-mary-anning-organic-molecules?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into skyatnightmagazine.com @skyatnightmagazine-com-skyatnightmag

‘Is it life? We can’t tell’: Nasa’s Curiosity rover finds organic molecules on Mars https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/21/nasa-curiosity-rover-finds-organic-molecules-mars?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Whoa!! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/21/nasa-curiosity-rover-finds-organic-molecules-mars ' Nasa's Curiosity rover has detected organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life of Earth. ' (…) ' "We think we're looking at organic matter that's been preserved on Mars for 3.5bn years," said Prof Amy Williams, an astrogeologist at the University of Florida and a Curiosity mission scientist, who led the experiment. "Is it life? We can't tell, based on this information." ' #mars #life #exobiology

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Breakthrough in the search for life on Mars. NASA rover finds wealth of organic molecules, some of which have never been detected on the Red Planet https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/nasa-mars-curiosity-mary-anning-organic-molecules?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Space Science @space-science-skyatnightmag

‘Is it life? We can’t tell’: Nasa’s Curiosity rover finds organic molecules on Mars www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/21/nasa-curiosity-rover-finds-organic-molecules-mars Scientists think they are looking at chemical building blocks of life preserved for 3.5bn yearsNasa’s Curiosity rover has detected organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life of Earth.Five of the…

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