New Findings by NASA Mars Rover Provide Strongest Hints Yet of Potential Signs of Ancient Life

New Findings by NASA Mars Rover Provide Strongest Hints Yet of Potential Signs of Ancient Life
This image provided by NASA shows NASA's Perseverance Mars rover taking a selfie, made up of 62 individual images on July 23, 2024. NASA via AP
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’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 — ideally in labs on Earth — before reaching any conclusions.