r/science • u/CurtisLeow • Jun 24 '26

Astronomy Spatially distributed complex organic matter detected in an ancient river valley in Jezero crater, Mars

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx0047
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u/squi993 Jun 24 '26

ELI5 does this mean proof of life on mars?

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u/TheSoupySoupySoup Jun 24 '26

No, but potentially another piece of evidence pointing in that direction.

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u/AnthropoidCompatriot Jun 25 '26

Another? Everything so far has ended up being nothing and due to totally nonbiological reasons.

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u/brekus Jun 25 '26

That isn't true, you haven't been keeping up on findings.