Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

Curiosity scientists had previously discovered small, simple organic molecules on Mars, but finding these larger compounds provides the first evidence that organic chemistry advanced toward the ...

Curiosity has been exploring the Gale Crater on Mars since 2012 and its sample with the fatty acid molecules were found in a sample collected from an area called 'Yellowknife Bay' in 2013. Scientists ...

Life-supporting energy and nutrients on Titan could come from its surface and core. Organic matter from Titan's atmosphere ...

The organic compounds, which include decane ... as decanoic acid and dodecanoic acid formed the membranes of the first simple cell-like structures on Earth, Pearce said.

During this era, simple organic molecules began forming RNA, proteins, and fatty acids. The precise mechanisms remain elusive, but ongoing research suggests that asteroids played a pivotal role in ...