August 14 watching CNN Presents, Is Anybody out there?

Good summary of where we are with our Astrobiology quest for is there life out there.

Related topic on the web at CNN.com Space & Science, "Digging for life in the deadest desert"
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Digging for life in the deadest desert
Driest spot on Earth may hold clues to Mars
By Michael CorenCNN
Thursday, August 5, 2004 Posted: 9:20 PM EDT (0120 GMT)

Long ago, this core region of the Atacama mysteriously dried and then died out (above). Scientists say something similar happened on Mars (below).
Gallery: The driest place on Earth
• Map: The Atacama Desert
• Behind the Scenes: Miles O'Brien, space correspondent reporting from planet Earth
• Life in the Atacama Project
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