JOURNAL ARTICLE

The outer fringes.

  • Published In: New Scientist, 2025, v. 268, n. 3564. P. 32 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ings, Simon 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses the documentary "Blue Planet Red," directed by Brian Cory Dobbs, which claims that Mars was once home to an advanced civilization. The film features various researchers, including Richard Brice Hoover, a former NASA astrobiologist, who believes he has found microfossils in Martian meteorites, and John Brandenburg, a plasma scientist focused on Martian nuclear conflict. Despite the film's fantastical claims, the article highlights the historical context of these ideas, rooted in the ambiguous data from NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s, and reflects on the hopes and beliefs of a generation of space enthusiasts. The documentary is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:New Scientist. 2025/10, Vol. 268, Issue 3564, p32
  • Document Type:Film/TV Criticism and Review
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0262-4079
  • DOI:10.1016/s0262-4079(25)01671-9
  • Accession Number:188531670
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