The Curiosity robot confirms methane in Mars' atmosphere which may hint that existed life

Friday, February 27, 2015 - 11:00 in Astronomy & Space

The tunable laser spectrometer in the SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) instrument of the Curiosity robot has unequivocally detected an episodic increase in the concentration of methane in Mars' atmosphere after an exhaustive analysis of data obtained during 605 soles or Martian days.

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