This is as close as NASA can come saying there is life on Mars. “What happens next is a whole new set of scientific questions," Green continued. "Is that life like us? How are we related? Can life move from planet to planet or do we have a spark and just the right environment and that spark generates life -- like us or not like us -- based on the chemical environment that it is in?” https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-chief-scientist-announcements-life-on-mars