Dr. John Brandenburg, a physicist formerly associated with Princeton, has proposed a controversial theory suggesting that an ancient Martian civilization was annihilated by a nuclear a**ack from an alien race.

He bases this claim on the presence of Xenon-129 isotopes in Mars’ atmosphere, which he argues resemble those produced by thermonuclear explosions on Earth. Brandenburg believes that the red hue of Mars is a result of this catastrophic event. However, mainstream scientists and NASA have not endorsed his theory, and it remains speculative without empirical evidence.