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

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence ...

The carbonates discovered in Gale Crater have partially decomposed, releasing some carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere, ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered siderite, a carbonate mineral, beneath Mars’ surface—providing new clues that the Red ...

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

Could Mars have really been home to alien lifeforms? NASA's most recent discovery, made by its Curiosity Rover on the Red ...

NASA believes that examining other sulfate-rich areas could validate these findings and further illuminate Mars’ ...

The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.

While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed "Devil’s Gate." ...

The find brings researchers closer to answering the question about whether Mars was ever capable of supporting life.

Mars, once believed to harbour a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere capable of sustaining liquid water, has baffled ...

Samples drilled by the Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed abundant signs of a carbon cycle that remained hidden from ...