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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:15 am to Commander Data
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:15 am to Commander Data
I don't know if you're old enough to remember when President Clinton held a press conference in 1996 regarding the possible discovery of alien life in the Allan Hills meteorite. It was a sensational moment in the hunt for alien life.
Looking at the photos that were released (1 and 2 below) showing magnifications of the meteorite, one could easily say that the objects are fossilized bacteria-like life forms. However, it was proved by opposing scientists that the structures could originate because of nonbiological processes. That didn't completely kill the idea that they're alien life because the argument that they could originate from biological processes is also valid.
The discovery spurred a closer look at meteorites from Mars. Figures 3 and 4 show possible fossilized life forms in other meteorites found in Australia.
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Looking at the photos that were released (1 and 2 below) showing magnifications of the meteorite, one could easily say that the objects are fossilized bacteria-like life forms. However, it was proved by opposing scientists that the structures could originate because of nonbiological processes. That didn't completely kill the idea that they're alien life because the argument that they could originate from biological processes is also valid.
The discovery spurred a closer look at meteorites from Mars. Figures 3 and 4 show possible fossilized life forms in other meteorites found in Australia.
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:45 am to Kentucker
I remember it well. I was still in the army and actually liked Bill Clinton. I remember some heated debates with my ultra religious parents over the idea of life in the cosmos following the announcement.
I think life is much more rare in the cosmos than what I thought back then but I still firmly believe that we are not alone.
I think life is much more rare in the cosmos than what I thought back then but I still firmly believe that we are not alone.
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