NASA Searched for Life on Mars… Are We Alone?

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Scientists might be closer than ever to answering one question: Are we alone? On Mars, there's a place called Jezero Crater, once believed [music] to be an ancient lake, and NASA's Perseverance rover searched it looking for signs of past life because billions of years ago, Mars may have had the right conditions for life to begin. Scientists think rocks there could hold biosignatures, [music] tiny chemical traces left behind by microbes, and the rover used lasers to scan and even vaporize rocks to study what they're made of. But even if something was found, it probably wouldn't look like aliens in movies. It could be simple life. This video is brought to you by Indigem. Join us to build AI robots, fly drones, create 3D AR games, and launch to near space.

[00:00:41]Teens can publish research, launch startups, even file patents. Learn more at indigem.com. It could be simple life, [music] like bacteria or organisms that survive extreme conditions. And if life on Mars is ever confirmed, it could change how we see our place in the universe [music] forever.