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Re:NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's ... by bqmjjx0kac on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @07:48AM (#41646255)
> Then there was the meteorite with the Mars bacteria.

I can't figure out what you're referring to. Can you post a link?

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Re:NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's ... by sandworm101 on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @07:56AM (#41646318)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Hills_84001

>> In 1996, a group of scientists found features in the likeness of microscopic fossils of bacteria in the meteorite, suggesting that these organisms also originated on Mars. The claims immediately made headlines worldwide, culminating in U.S. president Bill Clinton giving a speech about the potential discovery.

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Re:NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's ... by twoodfin on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @08:47AM (#41646819)
Minor alien-encounter film trivia: That Bill Clinton speech is what Robert Zemeckis ripped off to create a news footage facsimile of a more dramatic discovery in Contact.
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Re:NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's ... by exitb on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @09:19AM (#41647199)
The speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHhZQWAtWyQ
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