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A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

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After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide ...

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A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...