{
  "id": 171876,
  "title": "Was there ever life on Mars? The answer might be closer than we think",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/was-there-ever-life-on-mars-the-answer-might-be-closer-than-we-think",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T10:26:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/was-there-ever-life-on-mars-the-answer-might-be-closer-than-we-think"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New research presented at the COSPAR space conference in Florence points to possible signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, based on mineral and organic matter found by NASA's Perseverance rover.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}