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You’ve seen the headlines: NASA has discovered the first signs of life on Mars. But what’s really going on?
Join the adventure with Alex and discover more from DwarfLab at: http://bit.ly/4728Ndz. And don’t forget to use the code ASTRUM5 for 5% off!



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Those bizarre, leopard-spotted rocks from NASA’s Perseverance rover are making global headlines. Could this truly be the greatest discovery in history? Join us as we cut through the speculation, diving deep into the definitive science of this incredible find, to answer the burning question: Is this really alien life?



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0:00 Life on Mars?
1:56 Leopard Spots
4:00 Could It Be Something Else?
9:49 No Other Explanation
10:46 Could NASA Be Wrong?
12:53 Mars Sample Return Mission
17:09 Are We Alone?



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References:
“NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/marsbiosignature
“Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/jezerominerals
“Mars Perseverance: Science Instruments Overview”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/perseverance
“Sapphire Canyon Sample 25”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/sapphirecanyon
“Mars Sample Return Mission”, via esa.int https://astrumspace.info/MSR_mission
“Perspectives on Mars Sample Return”, via ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/MSR_priority
“Chiral Asymmetry as a Biosignature”, via acs.org https://astrumspace.info/chirality
“Consistency of Carbon Isotope Ratios in Biological Life”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/carbonisotopes
“Confidence of Life Detection (CoLD) Scale”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/cold_scale
“Are We Alone in the Universe? Revisiting the Drake Equation”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/drake_eqn



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Credits:
Writer: Julia Masselos
Video Editor: Nathália Huzian
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA



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