TOP 10 FALSE ALARMS FOR ALIEN LIFE

by Dave Mosher and Irene Klotz

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3. Allan Hills Meteorite

For a while, extraterrestrial life had a name: ALH84001.

This meteorite from Mars, which scientists recovered from Antarctica, showed what were initially believed to be fossilized remains of bacteria.

It turned out to be one false step for life beyond Earth, but one giant leap for revitalizing NASA's long-dormant Mars exploration program.

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