Does Water On Mars Mean Life On Mars?
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With the recent discovery of liquid water on the Martian surface, it’s time to take a look back at the full suite of evidence that we have concerning the red planet, and talk about what the possibilities for life — past and present — truly are.
And when I say “talk about” it, I really mean talk!
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There was a look at the physics of Back to the Future on October 21st, 2015, the famous date of Marty McFly’s trip into the future back in the 1980s movies, where time travel gets the full best-of-our-knowledge treatment.
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