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Extraterrestrial Life
DiscoveriesNASA discovered and then destroyed life on Mars over fifty years ago
Astrobiologist asserts that almost 50 years ago, NASA’s Viking landers could have stumbled upon Martian life, only to inadvertently kill it
Joseph Shavit![](https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2024/04/95ac29_94cb3691242b435ba6b32e90dd633e5emv2.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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