Methane on Mars
via the independent:Neither Nasa nor the European Space Agency (ESA) has publicly announced the findings, but specialists who have seen the data believe the discovery is genuine - although they are unsure what it means in terms of confirming the presence of life.
Asked whether the continual production of methane is strong evidence of a biological origin of the gas, Dr Mumma said: “I think it is, myself personally.”
He added: “It’s difficult to imagine that primordial methane [from geological activity] would continue outgassing for four billion years [the age of Mars]. This looks very intriguing.”
This one could be big. Stay tuned….