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NASA: Evidence of life on Mars

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Been lurking for awhile and figured this would be a perfect first post:

Nasa: Evidence of life on Mars | The Sun |News

Now I know this has sort of been hinted at for awhile but it looks like they finally came out with it. They stop a couple feet short of the finish line by saying '"If we are ever going to show if there was ever life on Mars, I think we're going to have to study samples back on Earth."' (which is perfectly reasonable). But I think this a fairly important milestone.
 
herrvideman said:
Been lurking for awhile and figured this would be a perfect first post:

Nasa: Evidence of life on Mars | The Sun |News

Now I know this has sort of been hinted at for awhile but it looks like they finally came out with it. They stop a couple feet short of the finish line by saying '"If we are ever going to show if there was ever life on Mars, I think we're going to have to study samples back on Earth."' (which is perfectly reasonable). But I think this a fairly important milestone.
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They're getting there slowly aren't they?? :D I think the more recent finds of organisms that can live without oxygen are allowing the scientists at NASA some leg room. Such a pity Mac Tonnies isn't around to see this. Would've been interesting to have his say on the matter :)
 
herrvideman said:
Been lurking for awhile and figured this would be a perfect first post:

Nasa: Evidence of life on Mars | The Sun |News

Now I know this has sort of been hinted at for awhile but it looks like they finally came out with it. They stop a couple feet short of the finish line by saying '"If we are ever going to show if there was ever life on Mars, I think we're going to have to study samples back on Earth."' (which is perfectly reasonable). But I think this a fairly important milestone.
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If this holds up I have two reactions, in order:

1) Cool!!!
2) Martian Scum!
 
Kevin Daly said:
If this holds up I have two reactions, in order:

1) Cool!!!
2) Martian Scum!
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This isn't holding up. NASA says not true. Should have put some quotes from the article I posted above.

A sampling from the Space.Com article

A Wednesday article in the U.K.'s "The Sun" newspaper entitled, "NASA: Evidence of Life on Mars," reported that they agency had unveiled "compelling evidence" for Martian organisms. But NASA officials and veteran Mars mission scientists say "no."

"This headline is extremely misleading," said Dwayne Brown, a spokesman for NASA based at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C. "This makes it sound like we announced that we found life on Mars, and that is absolutely, positively false."
 
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