Mars did have complex carbon. A NASA rover found its hiding place.

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie at a site on Mars where it drilled a sample to search for organic molecules in ...

FBI investigates California scientists among 10 deaths, disappearances

Federal officials are reviewing a missing‑scientists list that includes Caltech and NASA JPL, drawing California into a wave ...

Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Three University of Minnesota professors elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected three University of Minnesota professors as members. College of Science ...
India West

Meet Caltech Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni, Winner Of The Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal

PASADENA, CA – Long before he became one of the world’s most influential astronomers, Shrinivas Kulkarni grew up in a tightly knit, unusually accomplished Indian family, moving from town to town ...
The Debrief

Scientists Reveal Organic Matter “Preserved on Mars for 3.5 Billion Years” in First-of-Its-Kind Study

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found chemicals linked to the rise of life on Earth, in a first-of-its-kind experiment on the ...