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NASA may have discovered a biosignature on Mars, but could China be in position to get crucial samples back to Earth first to make a definitive analysis? NASA’s Perseverance team announced on Sept. 10 that it had found possible biosignatures in pieces of a Mars rock dubbed “Cheyava Falls” in Jezero Crater. But this is not conclusive. In order to …

The Perseverance rover’s discovery of a potential biosignature found on a sedimentary rock on Mars is an exciting development in our search for life elsewhere in the universe, but how does it rank compared to other potential biosignatures that have previously been discovered on the Red Planet — and even beyond? “It’s arguably the best evidence that we have so …