Is life from Mars?

Could we all be Martians? We put the theory that life on Earth is of extraterrestrial origin under the microscope.

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Author: Jonathan O’Callaghan

This 9-page feature from All About Space magazine challenges the classical theory of life’s origin on Earth, introducing Mars as a worthy contender. The article presents the theories of how the Red Planet once looked, before debating the key reasons life could have originated there, or here on Earth.

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