Will Sick Mars Astronauts Be Forbidden from Returning to Earth?

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 08:00 in Astronomy & Space

Sick astronauts could conceivably have been infected on Mars, some parts of which may be capable of supporting life as we know it. So the world may be reluctant to welcome such travelers home, leery of unleashing an alien superplague on Earth.

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