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      • To date, no conclusive evidence of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests that during the ancient Noachian time period, the surface environment of Mars had liquid water and may have been habitable for microorganisms, but habitable conditions do not necessarily indicate life. [ 1 ][ 2 ]
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  2. Jul 26, 2024 · Yesterday, NASA announced that a rock spotted on Mars by its Perseverance rover contained some of the best signs yet that ancient microbial life may have once existed on the Red Planet.

  3. Jul 20, 2021 · NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has begun its search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. Flexing its 7-foot (2-meter) mechanical arm, the rover is testing the sensitive detectors it carries, capturing their first science readings.

  4. Apr 5, 2023 · A half-kilogram’s worth of samples gathered by NASAs Perseverance rover for eventual return to Earth holds weighty implications for life on Mars.

    • Jonathan O'callaghan
  5. Aug 13, 2024 · NASA’s Perseverance rover has made very compelling observations in a Martian rock that, with further study, could prove that life was present on Mars in the distant past — but how can we determine that from a rock, and what do we need to do to confirm it?

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  6. Feb 2, 2022 · Billions of years ago, when life emerged on Earth, the climate of Mars could have been Earth-like as well, with a thicker atmosphere than today and oceans of liquid water. A study funded by NASA and international partners indicates this period could have lasted longer than originally thought.

  7. Feb 22, 2024 · Scientists suspect Mars once had long-lived rivers, lakes and streams. Today, water on Mars is found in ice at the poles and trapped below the Martian surface. Researchers now reveal that...

  8. Apr 8, 2024 · In its three years on Mars, NASAs Perseverance rover has made remarkable strides in exploring the planet’s surface, uncovering evidence of its water history and geological features that hint at the possibility of ancient life.

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