Life
It’s time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless
Spacecraft are sterilised before they visit Mars to protect any life there – but it is expensive and no life has yet been found. When do we stop?
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Spacecraft are sterilised before they visit Mars to protect any life there – but it is expensive and no life has yet been found. When do we stop?
A prototype PanCam for the European Space Agency's ExoMars rover has been scanning volcanic north-east Iceland for minerals that might hold clues to life