NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has documented proof of life on Mars! The rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) captured this image of a plant growing in the Martian soil. The plant shown here is about five inches (12.5 cm) tall and is growing in what appears to be a mixture of sand and small pebbles. This is proof of the presence of water on the Red Planet. Scientists around the world are so excited that they're wetting their pants. NASA has not yet given a name to this plant, so if anyone would like to suggest one, feel free to leave a comment here.

For Mars geography freaks, the location of the plant is in the recently-named White Wash Sand Dunes (see geo-tagging).