We may be one step closer to cracking the Mars methane mystery. NASA's Curiosity rover mission recently determined that background levels of methane in Mars' atmosphere cycle seasonally, peaking ...

The most high-fidelity search for methane on Mars has turned up none, a result that significantly reduces the chances of finding microbial life on the Red Planet. The highly awaited results of ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th century English paleontologist. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Something complicated is going on with ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has recently made a surprising find on Mars that could help scientists get one step closer to figuring out if the Red Planet has ever supported life.

Methane Detected on Mars—What It Means and Why It's Exciting Published Apr 02, 2019 at 4:31 AM EDT Updated Apr 02, 2019 at 12:16 PM EDT A view of the base of Mount Sharp in the Gale Crater taken ...

“Mars is active,” said Michael Meyer of NASA’s Mars program. “Whether it’s geology or biology, we don’t yet know.” On Earth, the natural gas that heats our homes is mostly methane.

Sept. 24, 2013— -- It's another strike for the probability of life on Mars. Curiosity, NASA's rover on the red planet's surface, has failed to detect any significant amount of methane in Mars ...

Methane vanishing on Mars Date: July 2, 2019 Source: Aarhus University Summary: Wind-driven erosion of minerals on Mars may be the reason why methane disappears so rapidly on the red planet.

There is a methane situation on Mars. Maybe. NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected methane on the planet, which excites researchers to no end, but some believe that the methane samples the rover ...

The Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite (SAM) on NASA’s Curiosity rover has, for the first time, definitively detected organic matter on Mars and sharp fluctuations in methane levels in the ...

Mars scientists in Europe and the United States have detected tantalizing signs of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere, and cannot yet explain why it's there. Methane is commonly exuded by ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has not found any definitive evidence of methane in the thin air at the Gale Crater landing site, project scientists said Friday, a finding that could raise fresh ...