No alien life on Philae comet
by Stuart Clark from on (#DFVB)
A sensational claim that ESA's Philae spacecraft has landed on a comet teeming with life doesn't hold water
The Guardian's story "Philae comet could be home to alien life, say scientists" has been met with scepticism and outright dismissal by leading comet experts.
The people behind the headline are Chandra Wickramasinghe, University of Buckingham, and Max Wallis, University of Cardiff. Today, the Daily Mirror reported Wickramasinghe as saying, "Data from the comet seems to unequivocally point to micro-organisms being involved."
