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10 Gilbert Levin's theory about alien life on Mars was 'dismissed' by NASA Credit: supplied He added: “I think my dad made a political mistake in the beginning.

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In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...