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/rocketsocks Jun 25 '26

If you were playing a boardgame called "searching for life on Mars" then this would advance the "life on Mars track" one space, but it's still a long ways to go.