https://phys.org/news/2018-07-life-mars-japanese-astronaut-lake.html > International astronomers announced Wednesday they had detected the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet, a breakthrough that may hold clues to whether life has ever formed on Mars—or even exists today. > Kanai, who spent 168 days on the International Space Station, is firmly convinced that we're not alone in the universe and there is life out there.