Scientists have developed a new method to detect ancient microbial life in Martian gypsum, potentially guiding future Mars ...

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals. Gypsum deposits on Mars may be hiding evidence of past microbial life — ...

Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis, proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples ...

A close-up of a gypsum sample featuring its albation crater. Credit: Sellam et al, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science/DOI 10.3389/fspas.2025.1503042 They chose the Mediterranean's famous ...

This hypothesis strengthens the scientific interest in future missions. A - Crystalline facies of gypsum and sample handling. B - Twin selenite crystals and small crystals showing the dark reentrant ...

Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis, proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples ...