Curiosity Detects Spike In Methane, And Other Organic Molecules, On Mars
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 19:50
in Astronomy & Space
In 2009, researchers detected methane on Mars, suggesting the planet may be biologically or geologically active. Now NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane in the atmosphere around it and detected other organic molecules in a rock-powder sample collected by the robotic laboratory's drill. read more