NASA says it may have found clearest sign of life on Mars

NATIONWIDE — NASA announced on Wednesday that its Perseverance Mars rover may have found signs of ancient microbial life on the red planet.

What You Need To Know • NASA says potential biosignatures were collected from a rock • This leopard-spotted rock was found where ancient water once flowed • Scientists say the sample must return to Earth to be test to confirm if it is a biosignature or not • Get more space coverage here ▶

During a teleconference on Wednesday morning, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy shared that NASA might have discovered signs of microbial life on the Red Planet.

“A year ago, we thought we found what we believed to be signs of microbial life on the Mars’ surface,” Duffy shared.

After a year, NASA released a scientific paper that stated this sample could