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‘Groundbreaking' NASA Discovery Is ‘Closest We Have Ever Come’ to Finding Life on Mars

‘Groundbreaking' NASA Discovery Is ‘Closest We Have Ever Come’ to Finding Life on Mars
science9/17/2025

The big question will be whether or not scientists can demonstrate that greigite and vivianite need biological life to form.

Two minerals, known almost exclusively to be linked with microbial metabolism, have been found in a recent drill sample by the Perseverance rover. They sparked a flurry of excitement, and NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy was quick to point out th... [3933 chars]