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Next Mars rover will drill deeper underground than ever before to hunt for life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Drilling in the dee-ee-eep. The ExoMars rover’s Earth-dwelling twin shows off its skills.

By David Aragorn
Is there lyfe on Mars? New concept broadens search for alien organisms 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2020
Research suggests standard definition of life may be too restrictive for complexities of space

By David Aragorn
Nasa Mars rover: How Perseverance will hunt for signs of past life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2020
Nasa’s Perseverance rover, due to launch to Mars this summer, will search an ancient crater lake for signs of past life. But if biology ever emerged on the Red Planet, how will scientists recognise it? Here, deputy project scientist Ken Williford explains what they’re looking for.

By David Aragorn
Mars 2020 Team Using Australian Rocks in Search for Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 16, 2020
Scientists are investigating evidence of ancient terrestrial microbes preserved in Australia as well as mineral maps derived from Mars orbiter data to shed light on how to search for life on Mars.

By David Aragorn
‘We are all Martians!’: space explorers seek to solve the riddle of life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 14, 2020
With the red planet’s launch window about to open, the US, China and the UAE are all sending craft to look for answers

By David Aragorn
Organic molecules discovered by Curiosity Rover consistent with early life on Mars: study 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 6, 2020
Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and wild pigs.

By David Aragorn
Scientists call for ‘mega-mission’ to find ancient life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 30, 2018
Rocket scientists tell Nasa a new rover could finally unlock red planet’s secrets

By David Aragorn
What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 2, 2018
The water body, if confirmed, could potentially harbor microbes

By David Aragorn
NASA may have discovered and then destroyed organics on Mars in 1976 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 13, 2018
Over 40 years ago, a NASA mission may have accidentally destroyed what would have been the first discovery of organic molecules on Mars, according to a report from New Scientist.

By David Aragorn
Iron-Rich Rocks are Best Place to Seek Fossil Evidence of Martian Life, Scientists Say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2018
Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars are the most promising and best understood astropaleontological targets, according to new research led by University of Edinburgh scientist Sean McMahon.

By David Aragorn