2005-02-17

sdelmonte: (Default)
2005-02-17 08:58 am

Life on Mars?

Is it possible that microscopic life exists on Mars today? Two scientists from NASA think so, and have submitted a paper to Nature's peer review board for publication in May.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.html

If this clears review, this is likely to be a huge science story, the kind that newspapers famous for ignoring science will cover. Of course, the evidence is still circumstantial and the paper could be rejected.

But if this is what it sounds like, you heard it here first.