Add InterestNew Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. JPL's Christopher Webster, lead author on the study, said it's the first time Martian methane has shown a repeated pattern. Scientists have been seeking organic molecules on Mars ever since the 1976 Viking landers. "I'm equally as fascinated by the idea that life never got started on Mars in the first place. That's a harder question to address scientifically, but I think that we need to give the search for life on Mars due diligence.

Source: ABC News June 07, 2018 18:04 UTC