24 January 2020
New study suggests Enceladus' oceans more habitable than previously thought
...temperature reactions involving silicates and carbonates at the seafloor. Although hard evidence of the presence of microbial life in the ocean of Enceladus is still lacking, the growing evidence for chemical disequilibrium because of a heterogeneous...
03 August 2020
Mars was cold and icy, not warm and wet, new study says
...’s newest rover, Percy, to Jezero Crater in order to collect samples which scientists hope might contain traces of extinct microbial life. Jezero Crater is located on the western edge of Isidis Planitia, a giant impact basin just north of the Martian...
09 August 2021
Problem for Perseverance's first Mars sampling attempt
... of what scientists believe is the joining of an ancient river and a lake within the 45.0 km (28.0 mi) wide crater. Conceivably, microbial life could have lived in Jezero if the area was flooded in Mars’ past and if the region is rich in carbonate...
18 July 2016
NASA unveils new Mars 2020 rover
... treadmarks of its predecessor by investigating a region of Mars where the ancient environment may have been favourable for microbial life. The rover, currently targeted to launch in summer of 2020 for arrival on the Red Planet in February 2021, will...
23 November 2016
Massive ice deposits found under the surface of Mars
..., we just don't know whether there could have been enough liquid water at some point for supporting microbial life," said Jack Holt of the University of Texas, a co-author of the Utopia paper who is a SHARAD co-investigator. "It's important to expand...
21 May 2021
New study suggests organic salts are likely present on Mars
... salts are the chemical leftovers of organic compounds and could have formed by geologic processes or be remnants of ancient microbial life, say the team behind the new study. It might not seem like the most tastiest snack...
