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Remember When Life was Found in a Martian Meteorite? Turns out, it was Just Geology
The Alan Hills meteorite is a part of history to Mars aficionados. It came from Mars and meteorite hunters discovered…
Is That a Fossil on Mars? Non-Biological Deposits can Mimic Organic Structures
There's nothing easy about searching for evidence of life on Mars. Not only do we somehow have to land a…
Animals Could Have Been Around Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Believed
According to new Earth sciences research, the oldest fossilized remains of animal life may have been found in the Canadian…
Since Perseverance is Searching for Life, What Will it Be Looking for?
You have to be careful what you say to people. When NASA or someone else says that the Perseverance rover…
70 Million Years Ago, Days Were 30 Minutes Shorter, According to this Ancient Clam
Has humanity been doing it all wrong? We're busy staring off into space with our futuristic, ultra-powerful telescopes, mesmerized by…
Mars 2020 Rover is Going to a Place on Mars That’s Perfect for Preserving Fossils
Back in November 2018, NASA announced that the Mars 2020 rover would land in the Jezero Crater. Jezero Crater is…
Confirmed. Fossils That Formed 3.5 billion Years Ago, Really are Fossils. The Oldest Evidence of Life Found So Far
The title of Earth's Earliest Life has been returned to the fossils in the Pilbara region of Australia. The Pilbara…
Fossilized Clams Had Evidence of a Meteorite Impact Inside Them
When an extraterrestrial object slams into the Earth, it sends molten rock high into the atmosphere. That debris cools and…
What the Oldest Fossil on Earth Means for Finding Life on Mars
Scientists have found evidence that life existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought and they say this discovery has…
Newly Found Ancient Fossils Show Possibilities For Finding Martian Life
Fossils discovered in Greenland - which are 3.7 billion years old - are the oldest evidence of life on Earth…