Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals. The presence of iron-phosphate and iron-sulfide nodules suggests processes ...

"When we see features like this in sediment on Earth, these minerals are often the byproduct of microbial metabolisms that are consuming organic matter." ...

Has NASA's Perseverance rover at long last found evidence that life did indeed once exist on Mars? Here's what we know.

Did NASA announce life on Mars? NASAs Perseverance rover drilled a mudstone core showing minerals and textures, vivianite and greigite, that, on Earth, are often associated with microbial activity.

"The idea was for our payload to get us just up to the potential biosignature designation and have the rest of the story told by instruments here on Earth." ...

Earlier evidence pointing to ancient microbial life on the red planet hasn’t held up.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made a groundbreaking discovery that could bring us closer than ever to finding evidence of life beyond Earth. In 2024, the rover collected a sample, dubbed Sapphire ...