NASA Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists have said.

While in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseverance, science mission chief Nicky Fox said it was the "closest we've actually come to discovering ancient life on Mars".

Mars rover captures green auroras on the Red Planet Photo shows Illustration compiled of a green glow above a Martian-like landscape.

A green glow snapped from Mars marks the first time that an aurora has been observed from the surface of another planet.

The rover, which has been roaming Mars since 2021, cannot directly detect life, past or present.

Instead, it carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from p

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