In what is perhaps one of the most significant discoveries in the history of NASA, perhaps even the world, is an announcement today that methane gas near the surface of Mars is in fact being produced by small microbial forms of life. If this can be directly validated by a future sample return from Mars or direct observations of the soil looking for these so called methanogens, then one of the most significant and lingering questions about our existence will have been answered: we are not alone.
The announcement is to be made at a NASA press conference later today at 1 PM Central Time (January 15.) More details will follow once NASA has made their official press release. Info for this article came from The Sun courtesy of the ever digging Drudge Report.