Mars water means space microbes may pose real danger to earth

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Mars water means space microbes may pose real danger to earth

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Mars water means space microbes may pose real danger to earth

Now that liquid water has officially been found on Mars, scientists are warning of the risk of interstellar contamination that may put our planet

After decades of research and exploration of the Red Planet, NASA announced Monday the definitive existence of surface water on Mars. And where there is water, there’s likely life.

Germs resistant to highly inhospitable environments — hot, salty, devoid of light — have been found and studied here on Earth. Astrobiologists have long suggested this same kind of highly resilient, primitive life could be possible on other planets, too. The announcement of water on Mars this week suggests they may be right

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