Scientists claim new data is 'strongest evidence yet' that Mars may have supported life
12 years, 2 months ago

Scientists claim new data is 'strongest evidence yet' that Mars may have supported life

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A huge crater on the surface of Mars may hold the strongest evidence yet that there was life on the Red Planet. Professor John Parnell, of Aberdeen University, and Dr Joseph Michalski, lead author and planetary geologist at the Natural History Museum, now believe the findings could show life existed below the surface of Mars. With over half of life on earth being made up of simple microorganisms that live in below the surface, scientists have suggested that the same may have been true for Mars. Mars rover Curiosity finds evidence of ancient fast-moving streams on surface of red planet Mars rover Curiosity drills into Martian surface Life on Mars, in Utah

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Life on Mars? Curiosity rover makes big discovery on Red Planet
1 week, 2 days ago

Life on Mars? Curiosity rover makes big discovery on Red Planet

India Today  

Hunting for life in the desolate world of Mars, Nasa's Curiosity rover might have hit upon a jackpot. “Our study proves that, even today, by analyzing Mars samples we could detect chemical signatures of past life, if it ever existed on Mars," Caroline Freissinet, the lead study author said in a statement. Curiosity scientists had previously discovered small, simple organic …

Evidence of hot water that’s essential to life points to Mars’ habitable past
4 months, 1 week ago

Evidence of hot water that’s essential to life points to Mars’ habitable past

The Independent  

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NASA's Viking 1 lander may have killed life on Mars, claims scientist
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA's Viking 1 lander may have killed life on Mars, claims scientist

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A German astrobiologist suggests that humans might have inadvertently wiped out Martian life nearly 50 years ago, during NASA’s Viking 1 mission, which saw two spacecraft land on Mars and conduct groundbreaking experiments to search for signs of life NASA’s long-standing strategy has been to “follow the water” when hunting for life on Mars. Image Credit: NASA A provocative theory …

Life on Mars? Scientists discover 'oceans' of water 12 miles beneath the surface of the Red Planet - and say they could harbour microbes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Life on Mars? Scientists discover 'oceans' of water 12 miles beneath the surface of the Red Planet - and say they could harbour microbes

Daily Mail  

Scientists have discovered 'oceans' of water 12 miles below the surface of Mars which could potentially harbour life. Seismic data from NASA's Insight lander indicates deep, porous rock filled with liquid water that experts predict would cover the entire red planet to the depth of around a mile. Scientists have discovered 'oceans' of water 12 miles below the surface of …

Was there life on Mars? Rock found by Nasa rover shows similarities with earth
8 months, 1 week ago

Was there life on Mars? Rock found by Nasa rover shows similarities with earth

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NASA’s Perseverance rover made a significant discovery on July 21, uncovering an intriguing arrowhead-shaped rock, dubbed Cheyava Falls, while moving along the northern rim of Neretva Vallis, a vast, ancient riverbed that once channeled water into Mars’ Jezero crater. This 3ft by 2ft rock revealed signs of organic material and surface spots similar to those associated with fossilised microbes on …

New study reveals the icy, cold climate of Mars' past, with implications for life
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New study reveals the icy, cold climate of Mars' past, with implications for life

Salon  

If life exists on alien worlds, scientists expect that the worlds in question would have certain basic properties. Upon examining materials discovered by NASA's Curiosity Rover in Mars' Gale Crater since 2011, the scientists compared those soils with analogous materials on Earth. The Gale Crater soil and rocks provide a record of Mars' climate from between 3 billion and 4 …

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
1 year, 2 months ago

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

The Hindu  

NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jezero Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate previous orbital imagery and other data leading scientists to theorize that portions of Mars …

Life on Mars could be evading detection, scientists say
2 years, 1 month ago

Life on Mars could be evading detection, scientists say

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Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lifeforms on Mars could be evading detection by the instruments currently on the …

Life on Mars impossible to detect with current scientific instruments – experts
2 years, 1 month ago

Life on Mars impossible to detect with current scientific instruments – experts

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Perseverance rover collects key rocky clues as to whether there was life on Mars
2 years, 7 months ago

Perseverance rover collects key rocky clues as to whether there was life on Mars

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NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars
3 years, 1 month ago

NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars

NPR  

NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS It's been one year since a nuclear-powered, one-armed, six-wheeled robot punched through the Martian atmosphere at a blazing 12,000 miles per hour, and a supersonic parachute slowed it way down until a rocket-powered "jetpack" could fire its engines and then …

Scientists say new evidence suggests water exists on Mars, with possibility of life
3 years, 2 months ago

Scientists say new evidence suggests water exists on Mars, with possibility of life

ABC  

A team of scientists says it has new evidence that indicates salty, liquid water exists on Mars — bringing us one step closer to discovering life on the Red Planet. Key points: Scientists say they have more evidence that indicates liquid water exists below Mars' southern polar ice caps They say this brings humans one step closer to discovering life …

Is there life on Mars? Curiosity begins exploring region full of clay, salty minerals
3 years, 7 months ago

Is there life on Mars? Curiosity begins exploring region full of clay, salty minerals

India Today  

The Curiosity rover, which has been trundling on the surface of Mars for eight years, entered its ninth year of the mission by venturing into an unexplored part of Mars. Engineers driving the rover on the Martian surface said that the mountain’s layers in this area may reveal how the ancient environment within Gale Crater dried up over time. “The …

Was There Ever Life on Mars? NASA's Perseverance Rover to Find Out as it Prepares to Land
4 years, 1 month ago

Was There Ever Life on Mars? NASA's Perseverance Rover to Find Out as it Prepares to Land

News 18  

Seven months in space, a mission that was decades in the making and cost billions of dollars, all to answer the question: was there ever life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares for touchdown on the Red Planet Thursday to search for telltale signs of microbes that might have existed there billions of years ago, when conditions were warmer and …

Potential life on ancient Mars likely lived below the surface, study says
4 years, 4 months ago

Potential life on ancient Mars likely lived below the surface, study says

CNN  

CNN — If life ever existed on ancient Mars, it may not have found a way on the surface – but several miles below it. While many scientists believe that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago before it became the frozen desert it is today, others point to the faint young sun paradox. “Even if greenhouse gases …

Curiosity showed that Mars experienced a megaflood which leads us to believe life might've existed on the planet
4 years, 4 months ago

Curiosity showed that Mars experienced a megaflood which leads us to believe life might've existed on the planet

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A meteor struck Mars and caused mega ripples were about 9.1 meters high and spaced about 137.1 meters apart which is similar to those on Eearth. After analysing data collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover, scientists have found that a huge flood once washed over the Gale crater on Mars, around four billion years ago. According to lead author Ezat Heydari, …

There Could be Traces of Life beneath the Surface of Mars: Study
4 years, 8 months ago

There Could be Traces of Life beneath the Surface of Mars: Study

News 18  

Various space agencies across the globe have launched or planned missions to explore the surface and atmosphere of Mars. Now, a study has suggested that life could exist below the surface of Mars. Atri asserted that repeated bombardment of penetrating Galactic Cosmic Rays may offer the energy to catalyse organic activity below the surface. "When the Rosalind Franklin rover on …

Quest reignited as probes gear up to look for signs of ancient life on Mars
4 years, 8 months ago

Quest reignited as probes gear up to look for signs of ancient life on Mars

India Today  

Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth's nearest neighbour once harbour life? Scientists believe that four billion years ago the two planets both had the potential to nurture life -- but much of Mars' intervening history is an enigma. Mars is "the only planet with concrete chances of finding traces of extraterrestrial life because we …

Life on Mars: What we now know (and still don’t know)
5 years, 3 months ago

Life on Mars: What we now know (and still don’t know)

CNN  

CNN — For decades, space was the final frontier. “Mars is a planet that started with all the same raw materials as Earth, but along the way has suffered changes,” said the European Space Agency’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, David Parker. “You could say it’s kind of broken down.” Because it was once Earth’s sister planet, Parker said …

Photos show evidence of life on Mars, claims scientist
5 years, 4 months ago

Photos show evidence of life on Mars, claims scientist

India TV News  

As scientists scramble to determine whether there is life on Mars, a researcher from Ohio University in US believes that there is evidence of insect-like creatures on the red planet. Courtesy photographs from various Mars rovers, Professor Emeritus William Romoser's research found numerous examples of insect-like forms, structured similarly to bees, as well as reptile-like forms, both as fossils and …

New Mars rover will visit perfect spot to find signs of life, says scientists
5 years, 4 months ago

New Mars rover will visit perfect spot to find signs of life, says scientists

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It's a big glaring road sign saying 'look here, look here,'” said Briony Horgan, a …

NASA's Mars 2020 rover to search for signs of past microbial life on the red planet
5 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Mars 2020 rover to search for signs of past microbial life on the red planet

India Today  

In what could shed more light on the red planet, Mars; NASA scientists have discovered what may be one of the best places to look for signs of ancient life. Mars rover to search for signs of past microbial life Mars 2020 is NASA's next-generation mission with a focus on astrobiology. In this image of Jezero Crater, which is the …

Nasa found evidence of life on Mars in the 1970s, former scientist says
5 years, 5 months ago

Nasa found evidence of life on Mars in the 1970s, former scientist says

The Independent  

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When – or if – NASA finds life on Mars, the world may not be ready for the discovery, the agency chief says
5 years, 6 months ago

When – or if – NASA finds life on Mars, the world may not be ready for the discovery, the agency chief says

CNN  

CNN — NASA’s next mission to Mars will be its most advanced yet. We’re not.” NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green thinks news of life on Mars is coming soon, and the public isn't prepared to hear it. Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images The agency’s Mars 2020 rover, set to launch next summer, will be the first to collect samples of Martian material …

A rover has been built to look for life on Mars
5 years, 7 months ago

A rover has been built to look for life on Mars

CNN  

CNN — What’s the first stop for a rover destined to search for signs of life on the Red Planet? Of course, this isn’t actually part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover’s nine-month journey to Mars, but it is where the vehicle will receive crucial testing, before heading off into space. Europe’s first planetary rover, dubbed “Rosalind Franklin,” has …

Nasa Mars rover discovers gas that suggests recent alien life
5 years, 9 months ago

Nasa Mars rover discovers gas that suggests recent alien life

The Independent  

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Mars orbiter finds first evidence of ancient groundwater system on Red Planet, say scientists
6 years ago

Mars orbiter finds first evidence of ancient groundwater system on Red Planet, say scientists

India TV News  

Scientists say they have found the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep beneath the surface of Mars, five of which may contain minerals essential for life. According to researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, Mars appears to be an arid world, but its surface shows compelling signs that large amounts of …

NASA's new Mars rover InSight set to unveil story of solar system's origin
6 years, 4 months ago

NASA's new Mars rover InSight set to unveil story of solar system's origin

India TV News  

US space agency NASA's new Mars lander is set to reveal the history of our solar system. Designed to study Mars’ deep interior, including red planet's internal heat, quakes, meteorite strike, InSight will help humans better understand the origin of planets. By studying the preserved heart of Mars, InSight can teach us how our solar system’s rocky planets formed 4 …

Mars may have enough Oxygen to sustain subsurface life today, study finds
6 years, 5 months ago

Mars may have enough Oxygen to sustain subsurface life today, study finds

Firstpost  

Oxygen content of Martian rocks & 2 recent discoveries show that life may exist on the planet today. The study looks into how much oxygen the Martian soil has — in the form of oxides, nitrides or other compounds that could be mined by tiny life forms today, or humans in the future. The oxygen content and two key discoveries …

WHAT EVIDENCE FOR LIFE ON MARS DO SCIENTISTS HAVE?
6 years, 8 months ago

WHAT EVIDENCE FOR LIFE ON MARS DO SCIENTISTS HAVE?

Daily Mail  

The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. Here are the most promising signs of life so far - Water When looking for life on Mars, experts agree that water is key. Meteorites Earth has been hit by 34 meteorites from Mars, three of which are believed to have the potential to carry evidence of past …

Life on Mars a possibility after discovery of first-ever liquid water lake
6 years, 8 months ago

Life on Mars a possibility after discovery of first-ever liquid water lake

India Today  

The new revelation takes space enthusiasts' excitement to a next level. Boffins have discovered the first-ever liquid water lake on Mars and is thought to be the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet. New findings from Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars. - Orosei …

Best evidence for life on Mars was BURNED by Nasa 40 years ago
6 years, 8 months ago

Best evidence for life on Mars was BURNED by Nasa 40 years ago

Daily Mail  

The best evidence we have for life on Mars was burned to a crisp by Nasa 40 years ago, scientists claim. Nasa's Viking mission was launched to find organic molecules on the red planet - a key component for biological life - but ultimately came back empty handed. Scroll down for video Nasa's Viking landers, the first to ever touch …

Nasa Mars discovery: ‘Ingredients for life’ on red planet bring us closer than ever to finding extra-terrestrials, scientists say
6 years, 9 months ago

Nasa Mars discovery: ‘Ingredients for life’ on red planet bring us closer than ever to finding extra-terrestrials, scientists say

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NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers more organic compounds on Mars, which could once have been food for ancient life
6 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers more organic compounds on Mars, which could once have been food for ancient life

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NASA emphasized that these kinds of particles could have been the food source for hypothetical microbial life on Mars. NASA announced on Thursday that its robot explorer Curiosity, which landed on Mars in 2012 and has been exploring there ever since, found organic molecules in rocks formed three billion years ago, a discovery that could indicate that there was life …

NASA set to reveal new discovery on Mars by Curiosity rover
6 years, 9 months ago

NASA set to reveal new discovery on Mars by Curiosity rover

India TV News  

NASA's Curiosity rover has found new science "results" on Mars and the agency will disclose the findings at a press conference that starts at 11.30 p.m. India time on Thursday. NASA earlier this week announced that the Curiosity rover had started analysing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a …

DO SCIENTISTS BELIEVE WE COULD EVER FIND LIFE ON MARS?
7 years, 1 month ago

DO SCIENTISTS BELIEVE WE COULD EVER FIND LIFE ON MARS?

Daily Mail  

Over the years, scientists have found a number of promising signs that life may have been present on Mars, including evidence of water, chemical reactions, and expansive ice lakes beneath the surface. In November 2016, Dr Christian Schröder, an environmental science and planetary exploration lecturer at Stirling University, said: ‘For life to exist in the areas we investigated, it would …

Scientists finally establish why there is no life on Mars
7 years, 3 months ago

Scientists finally establish why there is no life on Mars

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “On Mars, water reacting with the freshly erupted lavas that form its basaltic crust resulted …

Breakthrough in search for life on Mars with Curiosity
7 years, 10 months ago

Breakthrough in search for life on Mars with Curiosity

Daily Mail  

Observations collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover over 3.5 years have revealed that oxygen levels in an ancient Martian lake differed between shallow and deep water. The discovery is a step toward better understanding whether Mars was ever able to support life, as this type of environment could have created ‘multiple opportunities for different types of microbes to survive.’ Scroll down …

Early life on land may have thrived in 3.5bn-year-old Pilbara hot spring
7 years, 10 months ago

Early life on land may have thrived in 3.5bn-year-old Pilbara hot spring

ABC  

Ancient red rocks in Western Australia's Pilbara contain traces of a hot spring that hosted the earliest-known life on land 3.5 billion years ago. Key points: Evidence of a hot spring and stromatolites found in the Dresser formation in the Pilbara Finding indicates area is the oldest known terrestrial hot spring deposit on Earth, and pushes back date that land …

Where life might exist on Mars
8 years, 8 months ago

Where life might exist on Mars

CNN  

Story highlights Life could exist in the subsurface of Mars in liquid pools Studies of dark streaks on Martian slopes bolster evidence for liquid water CNN — Life could exist in isolated pockets beneath the surface of Mars, according to Alfred McEwen, principal investigator of NASA’s HiRISE high-resolution camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. “Given the complexity of planetary crusts, …

Where life might exist on Mars
8 years, 8 months ago

Where life might exist on Mars

CNN  

Story highlights Life could exist in the subsurface of Mars in liquid pools Studies of dark streaks on Martian slopes bolster evidence for liquid water CNN — Life could exist in isolated pockets beneath the surface of Mars, according to Alfred McEwen, principal investigator of NASA’s HiRISE high-resolution camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. “Given the complexity of planetary crusts, …

Did alien life flourish in ancient Martian marshlands? Crater on Mars was much wetter and warmer 3.8 billion years ago
8 years, 10 months ago

Did alien life flourish in ancient Martian marshlands? Crater on Mars was much wetter and warmer 3.8 billion years ago

Daily Mail  

The images beamed back to Earth by spacecraft and rovers have revealed Mars to be a cold, dusty and barren landscape. But evidence is building to suggest the planet looked very different around 3.8 billion years ago, and might have been a much more welcoming place for life. But evidence is building to suggest the planet looked very different around …

Mars study: Comets, asteroids may have helped life form
8 years, 11 months ago

Mars study: Comets, asteroids may have helped life form

CNN  

Story highlights Study: Mars was hit by large comets and asteroids some 4 billion years ago This likely enhanced climate conditions to make the planet more conducive to life The study was done by the University of Colorado at Boulder CNN — It could be another tantalizing clue in the search for life beyond Earth. “The running line is if …

ExoMars: Could we be about to find life on the Red Planet?
9 years ago

ExoMars: Could we be about to find life on the Red Planet?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The first of two spacecraft has set off on its way to Mars, kicking off a mission …

Evidence that life once existed on Mars might have been discovered, scientists suggest
9 years, 1 month ago

Evidence that life once existed on Mars might have been discovered, scientists suggest

The Independent  

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What it's like to land on Mars
9 years, 5 months ago

What it's like to land on Mars

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Using sitch photography, a video has been created showing what it's …

Mars water announcement: Nasa's findings could indicate that there are habitable environments on Red Planet, experts say
9 years, 6 months ago

Mars water announcement: Nasa's findings could indicate that there are habitable environments on Red Planet, experts say

The Independent  

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Mars: NASA to share 'major' Red Planet science discovery
9 years, 6 months ago

Mars: NASA to share 'major' Red Planet science discovery

ABC  

Space agency NASA has excited space fans across the globe with the news it is set to announce a "major science finding" that solves a mystery about Mars. Dr Duffy said he assumed the announcement was about the claims dark streaks seen on Mars were caused by melting ice mounds below the planet's surface. The next mission to successfully reach …

Life on Mars? Depends how you see these photos
9 years, 7 months ago

Life on Mars? Depends how you see these photos

CNN  

Story highlights Alien hunters claim to have found evidence of life on Mars in photos taken by Curiosity rover NASA scientist says there may be life on Mars, but only at the microbial level The claims may be the result of pareidolia, when the brain recognizes patterns that aren't really there CNN — For most of us Earthlings, the photos …

Scientist Sees Possible Signs Of Ancient Life On Mars In Rover Photos
10 years, 2 months ago

Scientist Sees Possible Signs Of Ancient Life On Mars In Rover Photos

Huff Post  

Evidence that Mars once harbored alien life continues to mount. Just weeks after NASA's Curiosity rover detected spikes of methane in the Martian atmosphere--possible evidence of biological activity--a prominent geobiologist says she sees possible signs of past life in photos of the Martian landscape taken by the rover. "We can detect sedimentary structures in rocks on Mars using the rover …

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