If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have a new potential way to find them

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life on Mars. Used to locate microbial fossils in gypsum deposits here on Earth,

Additionally, Mars has unique environmental conditions, which could affect biosignature preservation over geological periods. Further studies are needed." Nevertheless, Sellam is proud to have led "the first astrobiology study to involve Algeria," and ...

"What this study in Algeria really does is it highlights that you can use ... "And chemical methods are just a little more transferable to Mars." Sellam's dad, a statistician, ignited in him a curiosity about the world. "With the Algerian currency, it's ...

Scientists found fossil-like traces in gypsum, suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars billions of years ago.

The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened on Mars? If it did, how would we prove it? Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis,

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals. Gypsum deposits on Mars may be hiding evidence of past microbial life — similar to the first organisms that appeared on Earth four billion years ago.

Gypsum from Algeria stood in for Martian sulfate deposits However, in the distant past Mars was a very different place with a thicker atmosphere and so much liquid water that much of the surface ...

What tests can be performed on Earth to help us find signs of ancient life on Mars? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Spa | Space

Scientists are using a laser-based tool to aid future Mars missions in identifying evidence of life on the Red Planet.