From Slashdot: http://science.slashdot.org/science/06/01/07/0711224.shtml?tid=160&tid=14
World Science is reporting[1] on a controversial paper to be published shortly in the peer-reviewed research journal Astrophysics and Space Science[2], describing a strange red rain that fell in India in 2001, shortly after a meteor airburst event in the area. The authors posit that the red particles found in the raindrops may be extraterrestrial microbes. The authors' last two papers[3,4] on the subject were unpublished: this published paper is more cautious. The paper can be viewed online[5], and should obviously be considered in context. More info on the 'panspermia' hypothesis can be found at Wikipedia.[6]" [1] http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/exclusives-nfrm/060104_specks.htm [2] http://www.springer.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-10100-70-35683926-0,00.html [3] http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310120 [4] http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312639 [5] http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601022 [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia Any Comments? Anivar Aravind -- Knowledge is power... share it equitably! http://www.gnu.org -- Knowledge is power... share it equitably! http://www.gnu.org
