NASA Ponders Why Gas Produced by Life on Earth Is Leaking Out of Mars at Night

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has made a puzzling discovery while roaming the barren surface of the planet's Gale Crater: puffs of methane gas that only appear at night and vanish during the day. The ... Read More

Methane "burps" discovered on Mars could be signs of life

Mars may be a cold, desolate place, but it’s a planet packed with secrets. One of the most intriguing mysteries of Mars has been swirling around the puzzling presence of methane gas. This gas, mostly ... Read More

Why is Methane Seeping on Mars? NASA Scientists Have New Ideas

The most surprising revelation from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover — that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater — has scientists scratching their heads. Living creatures produce most of the ... Read More

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Its discovery points to an exciting new place to search for life ... that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane into Mars' atmosphere; knowing ... Read More

Nasa: samples could prove life on Mars – but we can’t afford to bring them home

Nasa has admitted it cannot afford to bring back Mars samples that could prove life once existed on the red planet. Read More

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The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic ... Read More

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