Sunday, March 6, 2011

Alien life, more in common with Earth than initially thought

Filaments and other structures found in these rare meteorites appear to be microscopic fossils of extraterrestrial beings that resemble algae known as cyanobacteria.
Some of the features look similar to a giant bacterium called Titanospirillum velox, which has been collected from the Ebro delta waterway in Spain, according to a report on the findings.
Laboratory tests found no evidence to suggest they were remnants of Earth-based organisms. The three meteorites are believed to be among the oldest in the solar system.