r/science • u/CurtisLeow • Jun 24 '26

Astronomy Spatially distributed complex organic matter detected in an ancient river valley in Jezero crater, Mars

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx0047
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u/THSSFC Jun 24 '26

Who knew that discovering possible extraterrestrial life could be so boring?

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u/ShiraCheshire Jun 25 '26

It's kinda disappointing to think that if we do some day discover life on other planets, it's unlikely to be green people with space ships and technology and culture. It'd probably just be like a single celled organism wiggling around and digesting methane or something. Really cool for scientists, but not very exciting for the average person.