Meet the Neighbors
Life on Mars and How to Find It
$50.99
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
A pioneering astrobiochemist argues that the 1976 Viking landers may already have found life on Mars - and shows how we can prove it
Are we alone in the universe? Mars has always seemed where we were likeliest to find the answer. Yet, since the Viking landers touched down in 1976, no mission has returned to the Martian surface to search directly for life living there now. Instead we’re searching the moons of outer planets, or the atmospheres of planets many light years away.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241808306 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241808308 |
| Author: | Steven A. Benner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm x 28mm |
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Bravo to Benner, one of the world’s most accomplished chemists, for putting the possibility of extant Martian life back on the scientific agenda – Paul Davies, author of Quantum 2.0In his terrific new book, Benner draws powerful conclusions … He assembles an impressive body of evidence to support his bold claim that there is almost certainly life on Mars and that, furthermore, life originated on the Red Planet before it appeared on Earth, and in all probability was the source of life here – Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society
About The Author
Steven A. Benner
Steven A. Benner is a chemist, synthetic biologist, paleogenetist, and astrobiologist. His research began at Harvard University and continued at ETH Zurich and the University of Florida. He later founded The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution. His work has contributed to redefining life and the search for extraterrestrial life. In 2023, he received the Harold Urey Medal from the International Astrobiology Society for his contributions to the study of the origin of life.
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