NASA&rsquo;s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday.
They stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseverance &mdash; ideally in labs on <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-stations-go-dark-to-commemorate-earth-hour-2025-23504716" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Earth</a> &mdash; before reaching any conclusions.
Roaming Mars since 2021, the rover cannot directly detect life, past or present.
Instead, it carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for hosting life billions of years ago.&nbsp;
The samples are awaiting retrieval to Earth &mdash; an ambitious plan that&rsquo;s on hold as NASA seeks cheaper, quicker options.
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