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Molecular compounds necessary for life may have
originated in outer space, study finds

independent.co.uk
Monday, December 11, 2017

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/origin-life-earth-space-organic-molecules-vacuum-ethane-university-sherbrooke-a8105851.html

*** I posted the following in 1996:

[ Subject: Extra! Strong Evidence Life on Mars, Says NASA
[ From: Dr. Jai Maharaj
[ Date: 07 Aug 1996
[
[ Please consider the following two items:
[
[ * Item 1
[
[ Posted on soc.religion.hindu on February 12, 1996:
[ :
[ : Subject: Re: Life on other planets?
[ : From: Dr. Jai Maharaj
[ : Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
[ : Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 15:25:09 -1000
[ :
[ : In the article <4fj65q$k...@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
[ : of 10 Feb 1996 22:28:10 UTC,
[ : Abdul Rahman Bihari <arbi...@quadcap.com> wrote:
[ :> . . . I however agree that extra-terrestrial life is
[ :> very likely (more likely yes than no), especially
[ :> considering the recent discovery of planets ourside
[ :> the solar system . . .
[ :
[ : Yes, indeed. Scientists should keep in mind that
[ : carbonaceous chondrites (about two percent of all
[ : meteorites that fall to Earth) contain organic
[ : matter. In fact, about 0.1 percent of all the matter
[ : which our planet has received during its history from
[ : space has been organic. This is a very large amount
[ : when one considers that all the organic matter now on
[ : Earth is only 0.0000001 percent of Earth's total
[ : mass.
[ :
[ : Jai Maharaj
[ : %:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:% *-=Om Shanti=-* %:%:%
[
[
[ * Item 2
[
[ Press Release from NASA on August 6, 1996:
[
[ Most Recent Update:
[ Tuesday, August 6, 5 p.m. EDT Headlines:
[
[ STATEMENT FROM DANIEL S. GOLDIN, NASA ADMINISTRATOR
[
[ "NASA has made a startling discovery that points to
[ the possibility that a primitive form of microscopic
[ life may have existed on Mars more than three billion
[ years ago. The research is based on a sophisticated
[ examination of an ancient Martian meteorite that landed
[ on Earth some 13,000 years ago.
[
[ "The evidence is exciting, even compelling, but not
[ conclusive. It is a discovery that demands further
[ scientific investigation. NASA is ready to assist the
[ process of rigorous scientific investigation and lively
[ scientific debate that will follow this discovery.
[
[ "I want everyone to understand that we are not talking
[ about 'little green men.' These are extremely small,
[ single-cell structures that somewhat resemble bacteria
[ on Earth. There is no evidence or suggestion that any
[ higher life form ever existed on Mars.
[
[ "The NASA scientists and researchers who made this
[ discovery will be available at a news conference
[ tomorrow to discuss their findings. They will outline
[ the step-by-step 'detective story' that explains how the
[ meteorite arrived here from Mars, and how they set about
[ looking for evidence of long-ago life in this ancient
[ rock. They will also release some fascinating images
[ documenting their research.
[
[ NASA WILL HOLD A BRIEFING BRIEFING WEDNESDAY ON THE
[ DISCOVERY OF POSSIBLE EARLY MARTIAN LIFE
[
[ "A team of NASA and Stanford scientists will discuss
[ its findings showing strong circumstantial evidence of
[ possible early Martian life, including microfossil
[ remains found in a Martian meteorite, at a news
[ conference scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EDT, August 7, at
[ NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. The team's findings
[ will be published in the August 16 issue of Science
[ magazine. Panelists will be:
[
[ - Dr. Wesley Huntress, Jr., NASA Assoc. Administrator
[ for Space Science, Washington, DC
[
[ - Dr. David McKay, principal author, NASA Johnson
[ Space Center (JSC), Houston, TX
[
[ - Dr. Everett Gibson, NASA JSC, Houston, TX
[
[ - Dr. Richard N. Zare, Professor of Chemistry,
[ Stanford University, CA
[
[ - Kathy Thomas-Keprta, Lockheed-Martin, JSC, Houston,
[ TX
[
[ - Dr. William Schopf, Professor, Department of Earth
[ and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles
[
[ "The briefing will be carried live on NASA TV. NASA
[ Television is broadcast on Spacenet 2, transponder 5,
[ channel 9, C-Band, located at 69 degrees West longitude,
[ with horizontal polarization. Frequency will be on
[ 3880.0 megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz."
[
[ End of NASA Press Release

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