"Did Viking discover life on Mars after all?" Topic
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 Parzival  | 19 Feb 2026 2:37 p.m. PST |
A team of scientists are arguing the Viking lander's internal life detection tests and results were misinterpreted, and that in fact the tests showed the presence of organic material, rather than the opposite which has long been claimed. link What this means for gamers: The Martians have now had a 50 year head start on us, alerted to our presence and potential threat, and have been maneuvering and preparing unseen, undetected, and completely unsuspected… ‘Watch the skies! Watch the skies!" |
 Herkybird | 19 Feb 2026 3:02 p.m. PST |
I always remember when a probe (Galileo) was sent out with probing equipment to detect life, and as it flew by just for a test, the control team had it scan Earth for life.
Although it detected some elements that could be signs of life, it missed seeing us… |
 John the OFM | 19 Feb 2026 3:40 p.m. PST |
Isaac Asimov once wrote that the presence of oxygen and methane in the atmosphere implies that the methane was continually being renewed. Most likely source was life. |
| John the OFM | 19 Feb 2026 4:57 p.m. PST |
Detecting "intelligent life"?
Not a chance. Why do you think all the radio antennas are pointed outward? 🤔 |
| MajorB | 20 Feb 2026 8:35 a.m. PST |
The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, he said |
| SBminisguy | 20 Feb 2026 8:47 a.m. PST |
Just in time to use my Martian UDT!
http://theminiaturespage.com/ |
| robert piepenbrink | 20 Feb 2026 6:04 p.m. PST |
If I don't get my princesses, canals or lost cities and I'm too old to be a colonist, just how worked am I supposed to get over hypothetical one-celled organisms? |
| Stryderg | 20 Feb 2026 8:56 p.m. PST |
Well, you can't fight a one-celled organism with a pulse rifle, so those sneaky pests might just do you in. |
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