Life on mars Follow

A few of the UK papers covered this mars rover picture today of what looks like a small statue, pasted the story from the Daily Mail below. Interesting but not conclusive for me barring a peek at the close- up NASA maybe has hidden away somewhere. [...]

An image of a mysterious shape on the surface of Mars, taken by Nasa spacecraft Spirit, has reignited the debate about life on the Red Planet.

WASHINGTON -- A pair of NASA scientists told a group of space officials at a private meeting here Sunday that they have found strong evidence that life may exist today on Mars, hidden away in caves and sustained by pockets of water.

There are many fascinating places in our solar system to explore, but space missions are dangerous and expensive. Sending robots instead of people helps reduce these drawbacks. For this kind of exploration, Professor Bernard Foing looks to the Moon, Mars[...]