NASA宣布发现它认为是火星上的古代微生物生活。
The new administrator for the space agency, Sean Duffy, said a sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been declared the 'clearest sign of life' ever found on the Red Planet.
In a Wednesday news conference, NASA's Associate Administrator Nicky Fox said: 'This is the kind of signature that we would see that was由生物学做的东西。尼雷特瓦·瓦利斯（Neretva Vallis）的泥石状岩石是耶泽罗火山口的一部分，一条河流在数十亿年前存在。
科学家乔尔·霍洛维茨（Joel Hurowitz class =“ mol-para-with-font”>尽管已经讨论了几个月的发现，但霍洛维茨指出，科学家需要从Neretva Vallis那里收集更多数据，并与其他研究人员确认结果，然后再发布这可能是火星人的生活。
“我们是在这里，我们都在这里分享，我们希望以令人兴奋的新闻，我们需要令人兴奋。这可能是非常真实的，”达菲继续说道。
Perseverance took a selfie in the Jezero crater on Mars when it found the biological samples
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The new administrator appointed by President Trump noted that 'the president loves space' and believed NASA has the money to complete its work, which is now focused on manned space missions.
Duffy noted the space agency's mission was going to be 'a little more focused' but felt comfortable asking the White House for more funding if it was needed to confirm the findings on Mars.
'At no point has this administration said "we don't care about samples,"' Fox added while addressing questions about NASA's changing priorities关于火星勘探。
，特朗普政府从其对NASA的预算提案中删除了火星样品检索任务。