Was there life on Mars? NASA inadvertently eliminated the possibility

Obnews Tech Desk: One of the biggest discoveries of scientists around the world is the question whether there is life on planets other than Earth? Amidst climate change and increasing disasters on Earth, scientists are now looking for possibilities of life on other planets. Meanwhile, astro-biologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch of the Technical University of Berlin, Germany has made a shocking revelation about the possible existence of life on Mars.

NASA's Viking Mission

In 1975, NASA launched the Viking mission to search for life on Mars. Under this mission, NASA sent two spacecraft Viking-1 and Viking-2 to the surface of Mars. Viking-1 was the first spacecraft to land on Mars, traveling for a month after reaching Mars orbit and then landing in the Clyce Planitia region. Viking-2 sent high-resolution pictures of the surface of Mars, which created a stir around the world.

Did NASA's mistake end the possibility of life?

During the Viking mission, NASA tested Martian soil by mixing it with water and nutrients to see if life might be possible. Initial results showed signs of life, but several decades later, Schultz-Makuch believes that NASA's test results were wrong. He says that NASA inadvertently destroyed the possibility of life because they destroyed the possibility of life by adding too much water during testing.

Life on Mars: Is it possible without water?

Schulze-Makuch said in his theory that the possibility of life on Mars may depend on hygroscopic salts that draw moisture, as is the case with microorganisms found in Chile's Atacama Desert. They believe that the Viking lander accidentally destroyed the possibility of life by adding too much water.

He also pointed out that, “Instead of prioritizing the liquid form of water on Mars, future missions should focus on hygroscopic salts, which can absorb moisture from the atmosphere.”

New direction for future missions

Schultz-Makuch suggests new missions to Mars to search for life, including gaining more information toward understanding the planet's extreme environments. However, he also acknowledged that his theory was still based on speculation and required several independent methods to prove it.

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