'Life on Mars' Meteorite Rejected After 10 Years

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday August 6, 2006 @02:17AM from the only-david-bowie-knows-the-truth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ten years ago, NASA announced that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 showed evidence of life on Mars. The announcement made headlines around the world, and even prompted President Clinton to make a statement. Ten years later, most scientists believe that everything in the meteorite can be explained by non-biological processes. "We certainly have not convinced the community, and that's been a little bit disappointing," said David McKay, a scientist behind the 'life on Mars' paper. Unfortunately, David McKay's own brother is one of his critics. "He [David] got a little testy about the results we were getting," said Gordon McKay. "What we have shown is that it is possible to form these things inorganically.""

1 of 219 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

its belief that keeps it going by karupa · 2006-08-06 03:02 · Score: 0, Troll

so what if some scientists have created the structures inorganically...its belief that keeps us going. Who knows for sure that man landed on the moon? And that the rover actually got back rock from the mars? If some scientists believe there is life on mars, why try hard to disprove them? Is it too hard to believe that we may not be alone? or do you really think this vaste universe holds nothing more than the spec of dust that we are?