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The big question-whether there was or is life on the Red Planet . . . gets a close, smart and readable examination.---Jeffrey Kluger, TIME

The 'life' on Mars [Weintraub] envisions in these terrific pages isn't romantic civilizations of green warriors: It's humans, moving first to set foot on the red planet and then to explore it and then to colonize it. Weintraub tackles every aspect of how humans could set up shop, all of it based on the successive space probes that have been launched over the decades. Weintraub tells the stories of this amazing exploration-tale with the authority of an astronomy professor and the verve of a true believer.---Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor Life on Mars is a valuable lesson in science. Weintraub's well-written and easy-to-read book will appeal to anyone interested in Mars and the search for life. --Alfred McEwen, director of the Planetary Image Research Laboratory, University of Arizona David Weintraub delivers an accessible and comprehensive look at the evidence for and against the possibility of past or present Martian life, and sounds an appropriate note of caution about the possibility that humans could destroy Mars life before ever having discovered it. --Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society Weintraub guides us on an enjoyable tour through the labyrinthine history of the search for life on Mars. In this carefully researched book, he reveals the forces that drive scientists limited by imprecise data to draw major conclusions and satisfy both a sensational press and tightfisted funding agencies. Tighten your seat belts for a roller-coaster ride as he seeks to answer the age-old question: are we alone in the universe? --Peter Smith, leader of the Phoenix Mars Mission The search for life on Mars is one of the great quests of our time. If you want to know where it stands today, read Weintraub's fine book. --Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society The big question--whether there was or is life on the Red Planet . . . gets a close, smart and readable examination.---Jeffrey Kluger, TIME

Surveying 'the many attempts to identify life on Mars' since the 17th century, the book urges caution about 'chasing Martians' in light of the risk that we might inadvertently destroy any life there 'before we have a chance to fully explore the red planet.'--Times Higher Education [Life on Mars] is a comprehensive review of Mars. . . . Well worth the read.---Niamh Shaw, BBC Sky at Night Explore not only our potential futures (and a reality check on Mars hype) but also how our fascination with our neighboring planet got us to where we are today.---Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science The 'life' on Mars [Weintraub] envisions in these terrific pages isn't romantic civilizations of green warriors: It's humans, moving first to set foot on the red planet and then to explore it and then to colonize it. Weintraub tackles every aspect of how humans could set up shop, all of it based on the successive space probes that have been launched over the decades. Weintraub tells the stories of this amazing exploration-tale with the authority of an astronomy professor and the verve of a true believer.---Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor Life on Mars is a valuable lesson in science. Weintraub's well-written and easy-to-read book will appeal to anyone interested in Mars and the search for life. --Alfred McEwen, director of the Planetary Image Research Laboratory, University of Arizona David Weintraub delivers an accessible and comprehensive look at the evidence for and against the possibility of past or present Martian life, and sounds an appropriate note of caution about the possibility that humans could destroy Mars life before ever having discovered it. --Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society Weintraub guides us on an enjoyable tour through the labyrinthine history of the search for life on Mars. In this carefully researched book, he reveals the forces that drive scientists limited by imprecise data to draw major conclusions and satisfy both a sensational press and tightfisted funding agencies. Tighten your seat belts for a roller-coaster ride as he seeks to answer the age-old question: are we alone in the universe? --Peter Smith, leader of the Phoenix Mars Mission The search for life on Mars is one of the great quests of our time. If you want to know where it stands today, read Weintraub's fine book. --Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society The big question--whether there was or is life on the Red Planet . . . gets a close, smart and readable examination.---Jeffrey Kluger, TIME

Surveying 'the many attempts to identify life on Mars' since the 17th century, the book urges caution about 'chasing Martians' in light of the risk that we might inadvertently destroy any life there 'before we have a chance to fully explore the red planet.'--Times Higher Education Explore not only our potential futures (and a reality check on Mars hype) but also how our fascination with our neighboring planet got us to where we are today.---Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science The 'life' on Mars [Weintraub] envisions in these terrific pages isn't romantic civilizations of green warriors: It's humans, moving first to set foot on the red planet and then to explore it and then to colonize it. Weintraub tackles every aspect of how humans could set up shop, all of it based on the successive space probes that have been launched over the decades. Weintraub tells the stories of this amazing exploration-tale with the authority of an astronomy professor and the verve of a true believer.---Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor Life on Mars is a valuable lesson in science. Weintraub's well-written and easy-to-read book will appeal to anyone interested in Mars and the search for life. --Alfred McEwen, director of the Planetary Image Research Laboratory, University of Arizona David Weintraub delivers an accessible and comprehensive look at the evidence for and against the possibility of past or present Martian life, and sounds an appropriate note of caution about the possibility that humans could destroy Mars life before ever having discovered it. --Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society Weintraub guides us on an enjoyable tour through the labyrinthine history of the search for life on Mars. In this carefully researched book, he reveals the forces that drive scientists limited by imprecise data to draw major conclusions and satisfy both a sensational press and tightfisted funding agencies. Tighten your seat belts for a roller-coaster ride as he seeks to answer the age-old question: are we alone in the universe? --Peter Smith, leader of the Phoenix Mars Mission The search for life on Mars is one of the great quests of our time. If you want to know where it stands today, read Weintraub's fine book. --Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society The big question--whether there was or is life on the Red Planet . . . gets a close, smart and readable examination.---Jeffrey Kluger, TIME

Surveying `the many attempts to identify life on Mars' since the 17th century, the book urges caution about 'chasing Martians' in light of the risk that we might inadvertently destroy any life there 'before we have a chance to fully explore the red planet.' * Times Higher Education * Life on Mars is a valuable lesson in science. Weintraub's well-written and easy-to-read book will appeal to anyone interested in Mars and the search for life. -Alfred McEwen, director of the Planetary Image Research Laboratory, University of Arizona David Weintraub delivers an accessible and comprehensive look at the evidence for and against the possibility of past or present Martian life, and sounds an appropriate note of caution about the possibility that humans could destroy Mars life before ever having discovered it. -Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society Weintraub guides us on an enjoyable tour through the labyrinthine history of the search for life on Mars. In this carefully researched book, he reveals the forces that drive scientists limited by imprecise data to draw major conclusions and satisfy both a sensational press and tightfisted funding agencies. Tighten your seat belts for a roller-coaster ride as he seeks to answer the age-old question: are we alone in the universe? -Peter Smith, leader of the Phoenix Mars Mission The search for life on Mars is one of the great quests of our time. If you want to know where it stands today, read Weintraub's fine book. -Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society [Life on Mars] is a comprehensive review of Mars. . . . Well worth the read. ---Niamh Shaw, BBC Sky at Night Explore not only our potential futures (and a reality check on Mars hype) but also how our fascination with our neighboring planet got us to where we are today. ---Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science The `life' on Mars [Weintraub] envisions in these terrific pages isn't romantic civilizations of green warriors: It's humans, moving first to set foot on the red planet and then to explore it and then to colonize it. Weintraub tackles every aspect of how humans could set up shop, all of it based on the successive space probes that have been launched over the decades. Weintraub tells the stories of this amazing exploration-tale with the authority of an astronomy professor and the verve of a true believer. ---Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor The big question-whether there was or is life on the Red Planet . . . gets a close, smart and readable examination. ---Jeffrey Kluger, TIME

The big question--whether there was or is life on the Red Planet . . . gets a close, smart and readable examination.---Jeffrey Kluger, TIME

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David A. Weintraub is professor of astronomy at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will We Deal with It?, How Old Is the Universe? (Princeton), and Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey through the Solar System (Princeton). He lives in Nashville.

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