Researchers at the University of Kansas have brought back hope that the red planet could have alien life. The probes sent by NASA and ESA to Mars have provided evidence of life that existed at one point of time.

Alison Olcott Marshall and Craig Marshall, researchers from the University of Kansas claimed that by combining gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy with Raman spectroscopy would help to find for evidence of ancient alien life on Mars.

Some in the past, the Red planet is considered to have held water with salinity low enough to be drinkable. Last month, existence of water in liquid form on the red planet’s soil surface was claimed by NASA’s Curiosity rover findings and Rover Environmental Monitoring Station’s (REMS).

Although most scientists currently believe that alien forms cannot survive on the surface of Mars since the conditions are extremely harsh. However, this indicates they are tied to the incomplete idea of what kind of environmental factors extraterrestrial life can or cannot exist within.

Alison and Craig want to enhance the technique that has been employed to detect condensed aromatic carbon. It is considered to be a chemical signature of astrobiology.

According to them, any signs of life on Mars will be identifiable through the fossilized remnants of specific chemicals. Carbonaceous materials can found from samples by using Raman spectroscopy.

However, the spectroscopy is not capable of discovering the source of carbonaceous materials. Therefore, gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy can be included to enhance the Raman. This would help to find conclusive evidence of alien life on Mars via the combined screening technique.

Craig said, “Measuring these frequencies permits the identification of inorganic and natural supplies. It’s inadequate as a result of nevertheless the carbonaceous materials is made, it is going to be the identical chemically and structurally, and thus Raman spectroscopy can’t decide the origin”.