Scientists have developed a new method to detect ancient microbial life in Martian gypsum, potentially guiding future Mars exploration missions. A team led by Youcef Sellam, a Ph.D. student at the ...

Meddane Sofiane The team thus needed to test a fossil-finding instrument that could both parse gypsum-like deposits and be compact enough for a space mission. Their tool of choice was a ...

Researchers have developed a promising technique to identify potential microbial fossils on Mars. Sulfate minerals like gypsum, abundant on the Martian surface, may hold clues to ancient life.

They chose gypsum samples from the Sidi Boutbal quarry ... If future rovers or landers are equipped with this advanced tool, ...

Gypsum may be an unfamiliar name to many but we are surrounded by it every day. It is a mineral used to make types of plaster which coat our homes, schools and offices - and in Cumbria sits the ...