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Nasa rover detects potential signatures of ancient microbial life on Mars
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
NASA's Perseverance rover found organic carbon signatures in ancient Martian mudstones, the kind of molecules that could indicate microbial life once existed. The evidence is complex and circumstantial, but it's the most concrete hint yet that we're not alone.
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