NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars
21 Apr 2026, 15:00 GMT
By Naomi Hartono
Topic: Curiosity (Rover)
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars/
After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. Of the 21 carbon-containing molecules identified in the sample, seven of them were detected for the first time on Mars.