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  1. www.science.org › content › articleNASA says it found possible signs of life on Mars. There are ...

    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.

  2. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › signs-of-life-on-marsSigns of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the ...

    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.

    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/07/25 › scienceNASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Hints of Potential Ancient ...

    Jul 25, 2024 · Scientists have wondered if life could have arisen on early Mars when it possessed a dense atmosphere and flowing water. Martian rocks could hold important clues.

  4. www.sciencenews.org › article › nasa-perseveranceNASA’s Perseverance rover finds its first possible hint of ...

    Jul 25, 2024 · NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance (partially seen in the foreground) has been exploring an ancient river delta that once flowed into Jezero Crater, where it discovered a rock that has NASA buzzing.

  5. www.scientificamerican.com › article › nasasNASA’s Perseverance Rover May Already Have Evidence of ...

    Apr 5, 2023 · If life ever existed on Mars, we may already have the answer at hand. In January NASA’s Perseverance rover deposited 10 tubes on the surface of Mars. Each contains a sample of Martian...

    • Jonathan O'callaghan

  6. science.nasa.gov › resource › signs-of-ancient-lifeSigns of Ancient Life on Mars? Here’s What We See in This ...

    Jul 25, 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?

  7. science.nasa.gov › mission › mars-2020-perseveranceMars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

    Jul 30, 2020 · The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover searches for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and soil), for potential pickup by a future mission that would bring them to Earth for detailed study.