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scinexx - das wissensmagazin<p>Potenzielle Biosignaturen auf dem Mars? Marsrover Perseverance entdeckt Formation mit möglichen Spuren mikrobieller Tätigkeit. <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Marsleben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marsleben</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Biosignatur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosignatur</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Leopardenflecken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leopardenflecken</span></a><br><a href="https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/potenzielle-biosignaturen-auf-dem-mars/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scinexx.de/news/kosmos/potenzi</span><span class="invisible">elle-biosignaturen-auf-dem-mars/</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>... Unfortunately, returning the space stones to the home planet may prove an Odyssey in and of itself - like a geological version of the interstellar survival thriller “The Martian.” @nypost.com </p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/science/rover-finds-most-compelling-yet-in-search-for-life-on-mars/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/09/10/science/</span><span class="invisible">rover-finds-most-compelling-yet-in-search-for-life-on-mars/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SapphireCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SapphireCanyon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CheyavaFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheyavaFalls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarsSampleReturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarsSampleReturn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReturnMars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReturnMars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSR</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>To return or not to return</p><p>The announcement of potential biosignatures in a 3.5 billion-year-old rock on Mars is being overshadowed by budget drama at NASA.</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/nasa/776554/nasa-mars-jezero-crater-budget-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/nasa/776554/nasa-</span><span class="invisible">mars-jezero-crater-budget-cuts</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SapphireCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SapphireCanyon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CheyavaFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheyavaFalls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarsSampleReturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarsSampleReturn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReturnMars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReturnMars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSR</span></a></p>
RTN<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DerStandard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DerStandard</span></a>:<br>"<br>Ausgestorbene Bakterien?<br>Nasa berichtet über potenzielles Zeichen von Leben auf dem Mars</p><p>Bei einer Pressekonferenz wurde über eine neue Studie zur Biosignatur, die im vergangenen Jahr entdeckt wurde, berichtet. Zweifel sind weiterhin angebracht<br>"<br><a href="https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000287243/nasa-berichtet-ueber-potenzielles-zeichen-von-leben-auf-dem-mars" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">derstandard.at/story/300000028</span><span class="invisible">7243/nasa-berichtet-ueber-potenzielles-zeichen-von-leben-auf-dem-mars</span></a></p><p>10.9.2025</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Bakterien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bakterien</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Biosignatur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosignatur</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BrightAngel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrightAngel</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Eisenphosphat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eisenphosphat</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Eisensulfid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eisensulfid</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Greigit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greigit</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Leben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leben</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rover</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SpaceFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceFlight</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Vivianit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vivianit</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Ancient organisms may have left microscopic "biosignatures" on Mars. That's according to NASA scientists, who say a rock sample offers the most concrete proof yet that the red planet once hosted life.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/2025/09/11/530604/life-on-mars-nasa-says-a-rock-sample-shows-potential-signs-of-ancient-life/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/nasa/2025/09/11/530604/life-on-mars-nasa-says-a-rock-sample-shows-potential-signs-of-ancient-life/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Zapping a Martian rock with a laser.</p><p>(about 4-5 m afar)</p><p>Processed SUPERCAM_RMI<br>looking E (97°) from RMC 79.0198<br>Sol 1620, LMST: 10:48:19</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01620/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1620_0810748904_029EBY_N0790198SCAM01620_0050I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01620/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1620_0810748904_029EBY_N0790198SCAM01620_0050I6J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
apfeltalk :verified:<p>NASA-Rover Perseverance entdeckt mögliche Hinweise auf uraltes Leben auf dem Mars<br>Die NASA meldet neue Funde vom Mars: Der Perseverance-Rover hat Anzeichen von möglichen Überresten urzeitlichen Lebens entdeckt. Hier <br><a href="https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/nasa-rover-perseverance-entdeckt-moegliche-hinweise-auf-uraltes-leben-auf-dem-mars/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/nasa</span><span class="invisible">-rover-perseverance-entdeckt-moegliche-hinweise-auf-uraltes-leben-auf-dem-mars/</span></a><br><a href="https://creators.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Tellerrand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tellerrand</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Biomarker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biomarker</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Forschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forschung</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Gesteinsproben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gesteinsproben</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Leben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leben</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Mikroben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mikroben</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Mineralien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mineralien</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nasa</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/OrganischesMaterial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrganischesMaterial</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rover</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Wissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaft</span></a></p>
Jennifer Morency :mastodon:<p>NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars so far <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/nasa_best_evidence_life_on_mars/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/09/10/nas</span><span class="invisible">a_best_evidence_life_on_mars/</span></a> "The evidence is contained in a rock that's around 140 million miles away and has only been studied via photograph or the instruments on NASA's Perseverance rover. NASA's scientists aren't 100 percent sure what they've found is evidence of biological life. But so far, no simple abiotic explanation fits all the data." <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
Doomstrike<p><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mars</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <br>Plot twist:<br>It turns out that we colonised Earth after burning Mars to a crisp with our technological advancements. (ultimately disrupting its orbit pushing it closer to the sun)<br>First Earth settlers started again in a primitive Utopia, but possessions and greed crept back in over thousands of years......we forgot to forget...</p><p>(Opening scene is Perseverance uncovering a Liberty-esque statue)<br>🤔😁</p>
astroPug<p>I am still thinking about Haru Urara, the race horse famous for being a perennial loser who never gave up. </p><p>Most of us here in the States did not hear about her until the popularity of Uma Musume, the horse racing game where players race anthropomorphized versions of real and famous Japanese race horses. </p><p>She never won’t a single race during her active racing career. </p><p>I learned that she lived the softest of retirements, where fans and gamers sent her stable money for her favorite type of grass, which is the most wholesome thing. </p><p>She passed away yesterday, having brought out, I think, something good and wholesome in people. </p><p>I wish she’d had a longer soft retirement, but may she run wild in heaven. </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UmaMusume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UmaMusume</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HaruUrara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaruUrara</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Optimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Optimism</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Horse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horse</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> Says <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> Rover <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> Discovered Potential <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Biosignature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosignature</span></a> Last Year<br>A potential biosignature is a substance or structure that might have a biological origin but requires more data or further study before a conclusion can be reached about the absence or presence of life.<br>The agency’s scientists are still not saying they found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of the specimen collected by the Perseverance rover raises that possibility. <br><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-says-ma</span><span class="invisible">rs-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/</span></a></p>
Revesdespace<p>🔴 La NASA a annoncé aujourd'hui que le rover <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> a découvert des minéraux et composés typiques d’environnements propices à la vie dans une roche sur <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>. Des analyses sont encore nécessaires pour confirmer une origine biologique passée.<br>[Article à venir]</p>
Niko Trimmel<p>Der <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> Rover hat erneut in Hinweise auf lange vergangene mikrobiologische Aktivität auf dem Mars gefunden.</p><p>Der Stein "Cheyava Falls" zeigt erneut Sedimentformationen, die – auf der Erde – typischerweise durch mikrobielle Vorgänge entstehen. Genau solche waren im Vorjahr schon auf einem anderen Stein festgestellt worden.</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495776-nasa-hasnt-found-life-on-mars-yet-but-signs-are-promising/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/24957</span><span class="invisible">76-nasa-hasnt-found-life-on-mars-yet-but-signs-are-promising/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/Au%C3%9FerirdischesLeben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AußerirdischesLeben</span></a></p>
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans<p>NASA <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Perseverance" target="_blank">#Perseverance</a> is one step closer in its mission to find signs of fossilised microbial life on Mars with an analysis of the "Poppy seed &amp; Leopard spot" features seen in Mars mudstone from an ancient river valley. Mineral formations like these on Earth are created by marine microbes. 🔭🧪🧵</p>
Joseph Shoer<p>My pulp sci-fi style map of Jezero Crater is coincidentally centered...<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jezero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jezero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life</p><p>Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as ‘potential biosignatures’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/10/unusual-compounds-in-rocks-on-mars-may-be-sign-of-ancient-microbial-life" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/10/unusual-compounds-in-rocks-on-mars-may-be-sign-of-ancient-microbial-life</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SapphireCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SapphireCanyon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CheyavaFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheyavaFalls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>NASA hasn't found life on Mars yet – but signs are promising</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495776-nasa-hasnt-found-life-on-mars-yet-but-signs-are-promising/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/24957</span><span class="invisible">76-nasa-hasnt-found-life-on-mars-yet-but-signs-are-promising/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SapphireCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SapphireCanyon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CheyavaFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheyavaFalls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>The <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> press conference panel consists of 5 NASA managers and 1 Mars researcher - so the topic is likely some follow-up to "the<br>discovery of a potential <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/biosignature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosignature</span></a>" in an outcrop reported earlier this year in <a href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20250001217/downloads/Hurowitz%20et%20al%20LPSC.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20</span><span class="invisible">250001217/downloads/Hurowitz%20et%20al%20LPSC.pdf</span></a> while the specific rock to be discussed today was shown in April in <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/resource/meet-the-mars-samples-sapphire-canyon-sample-25/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/resource/meet</span><span class="invisible">-the-mars-samples-sapphire-canyon-sample-25/</span></a> and mentioned in August in <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1094171" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">094171</span></a> and the O-PTIR <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/spectroscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spectroscopy</span></a> method to hunt for microbial markers was discussed in March in <a href="https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00392.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z</span><span class="invisible">0508_00392.html</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>An analysis of a rock sampled by NASA's <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> rover last year called “Sapphire Canyon” will be discussed in a press conference at the top of the hour: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-StZggK4hhA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-StZggK4hhA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - it was collected in July 2024 from a set of rocky outcrops on the edges of Neretva Vallis, a river valley carved by water rushing into <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Jezero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jezero</span></a> Crater long ago.</p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Perseverance at the Megabreccia, a 360° panorama</p><p>☑️ zoom app <a href="https://zoomhub.net/OVjER" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zoomhub.net/OVjER</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>☑️ 360° VR <a href="https://www.360cities.net/image/perseverance-at-the-megabreccia-sol-1618/vr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">360cities.net/image/perseveran</span><span class="invisible">ce-at-the-megabreccia-sol-1618/vr</span></a><br>☑️ flickr <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rsyc4P" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2rsyc4P</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> Sep. 8, 2025 - Sol 1618 <br>Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU</p><p>ℹ️ megabreccia infos <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/perseverance-meets-the-megabreccia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/persever</span><span class="invisible">ance-meets-the-megabreccia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Megabreccia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megabreccia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanetSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetSci</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planetaryscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planetaryscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSL2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSL2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastcam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mosaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mosaic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a></p>