The big news of the day is that the Mars explorer has dug a small trench and found water, or rather ice, below the surface of the northern plains.

This is exciting because water is (and we must add 'as far as we know') essential for all life, and its discovery opens up the possibility that life could exist, or rather once could have existed on Mars.

One theory is that Mars once had an atmosphere, and therefore experienced a greenhouse effect that kept it warm enough for abundant liquid water to exist on its surface. Some observers say that the surface feature even show evidence of water erosion.

But don't start thinking 'War of the Worlds'. The 'life' scientists are talking about is microbial. Microbes are tough little organisms so there could be still some evidence of their existence in the past fossilized in surface Martian rocks.

The Bible does not have anything to say about microbes on Mars - or on the Earth for that matter - but it certainly does not rule out the existence of other  beings. Indeed, it positively asserts that there are such (eg: angelic beings).

Anyway, before you get too excited, check out the evidence for yourself...
 
Watch this space...