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  "path": "/2026/06/21/searching-for-past-extra-terrestrial-life-on-mars/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-21T06:30:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://theorkneynews.scot",
  "tags": [
    "News",
    "Science",
    "Cote d'Azur University",
    "life",
    "Mars",
    "Max Planck Institute",
    "meteorite",
    "NASA",
    "planets",
    "Space",
    "University of Gottingen"
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  "textContent": "Billions of years ago, environmental conditions on Mars were significantly more hospitable than they are today. Our neighbouring planet was likely warm, humid, and surrounded by a dense atmosphere. Whether simple microorganisms could have evolved at that time, remains an open question. NASA rovers have found organic molecules in Martian rock, but none of them […]",
  "title": "Searching for Past Extra-terrestrial Life on Mars"
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