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Short Stuff: The Mars Rock with Signs of Life?
17:55
Published: Wed Jul 27 2022
Description
In 1996, real-deal NASA scientists announced they had discovered signs of ancient microbial life in a rock that had broken off Mars and landed on Antarctica. The news set off a controversy still going today. Do we already have proof of alien life?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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