Martian Chemistry Vs Martian Life And Radically Different Microbes

Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. You may notice that this and future entries are shorter than usual; career, family and book deal commitments have forced me to cut back some of my projects. Now, here's today's news:

g STARS - A furious rate of star formation discovered in a distant galaxy shows that galaxies in the early universe developed either much faster or in a different way from what astronomers have thought. See article.

g ABODES - Chemicals in a Martian meteorite that were once held up as possible evidence of life on ancient Mars were more likely the product of heat, water and chemistry, according to a new study. See article.

g LIFE - In pursuit of evidence that life arose on Earth more than once, scientists are searching for microbes that are radically different from all known organisms. See article.

g MESSAGE - Earthlings could make contact with extraterrestrial beings by the year 2025, two astronomers predict. See article. Note: This article is from 2003.

Categories: aliens, extraterrestrial life, science