New discovery at a “bleeding” glacier in Antarctica could be key in the search for alien life.

Recently, scientists made an extremely important discovery in Antarctica related to the “bleeding” glacier (Blood Falls). This is a river contaminated with iron and sulfur over two million years old, which is seawater trapped between layers of ice.

Under the influence of oxidation, iron ions in the water create a red color that gives this place the nickname “bleeding” glacier.

Here, in the process of collecting samples to search for microbial life, experts accidentally discovered: among hundreds of samples of water extracted from the poisoned river, there still existed a clean water sample that was not at all clean. contaminated. This sample is currently being actively researched and decoded by a group of experts to find the real cause

Sharing about the research, scientists said that the above results are extremely strange, completely different from previous experiments and surveys. According to the research team, this discovery does not simply have biological significance but will actually be the key to finding alien life.

Specifically, the “bleeding” glacier has a salinity 4-5 times higher than sea water, and has a very high concentration of iron and sulfur compounds, so the ability of microorganisms to survive is almost equal to that of sea water. 0%. However, the discovery of non-poisoned water samples right in the river bed shows that, in the worst and most extreme environmental conditions, life can still form.

The results of this research will likely change the previous process of searching for extraterrestrial life. Obviously, even on planets with no water or air, alien creatures still have a chance to survive. And if that’s true, it’s likely that even in the solar system there will be many other “human species” like us.