How our discovery of microbe traces in ancient rocks on Earth could help us find life on Mars
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 06:32
in Astronomy & Space
One of the most tantalising questions in science is whether there is or ever has been life on Mars, at least in microbial form. But despite plenty of effort – including orbiting missions and even rovers that have analysed its red rocks and soil – we have so far not managed to detect any conclusively.