Nasa finds et!!

70NYD · 02-12-2010, 10:13 AM

not really lol
tomorrow 6am local time nasa will hold a press conference in regards to new findings that relate to astrobiological research.
some ppl say its in regards to arsenic powered life forms, others say that nasa discovered life on one of the jupiter or saturn (OR EVEN MARS)
some sources even say that they discovered a planet full of what seems to be blue bipedal animals and a very abundant source of unobtanium
but seriously tho this should be somewhat interesting none the less

what do you all think

Orion · 02-12-2010, 10:39 AM

Yeah, I have read a few things about it will be more of an announcement about how they found something that had the potential to sustain life - more than they had found actual life somewhere else.

Should be interesting. Although why they chose to announce just a few hours after the football World Cup host country announcement is a bit strange

Rupewrecht · 02-12-2010, 10:39 AM

I dunno, i tend to think that NASA etc have a limited view of what constitutes life on other planets. Who says that some gaseous cloud isn't the equivalent of Earth humanoid life in terms of speech/thought/cababilities, and we just don't have the ability/equipment to understand that? Just my 2c anyway

Ghoru · 02-12-2010, 11:36 AM

i reckon there has to be life somewhere...2 reasons. 1 it is a statistical impossability that we are the only lifeforms in the universe and 2...if we ARE the only one then maybe those damn bible bashers are right...in which case ill shave my head and become a eunuch

Orion · 02-12-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

I dunno, i tend to think that NASA etc have a limited view of what constitutes life on other planets. Who says that some gaseous cloud isn't the equivalent of Earth humanoid life in terms of speech/thought/cababilities, and we just don't have the ability/equipment to understand that? Just my 2c anyway

Something else I read regarding the announcement was that they were going to announce that they thought arsenic based life-forms were possible.

Whatever it is, I'm guessing that it will be interesting but not earth-shattering news. I think they are stirring up some publicity

70NYD · 02-12-2010, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

I dunno, i tend to think that NASA etc have a limited view of what constitutes life on other planets. Who says that some gaseous cloud isn't the equivalent of Earth humanoid life in terms of speech/thought/cababilities, and we just don't have the ability/equipment to understand that? Just my 2c anyway

Word that man
That's my poin of view.. What if it can survive in 1500C and 4000psi or just feed on solar radiation with no need for atmosphere..

Clean_Cookie · 02-12-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoru

i reckon there has to be life somewhere...2 reasons. 1 it is a statistical impossability that we are the only lifeforms in the universe and 2...if we ARE the only one then maybe those damn bible bashers are right...in which case ill shave my head and become a eunuch

Hahaha you made my day! Dunno but space is so intriguing.

bourbon · 02-12-2010, 02:02 PM

one of jupiter or saturns moons had carbon dioxide or some crap in the air...may of even been oxygen...but only a .00001% of what we have here or something...may be there...they are thinking it may give us secrets on how the earth became the way it did...

Clean_Cookie · 02-12-2010, 05:10 PM

and the more we discover, the more we realise how much we dont know...

bourbon · 02-12-2010, 05:17 PM

well yeah...our solar system is on its way to crash into another one...but its gonna be about 30 billion years before that happens

Ghoru · 02-12-2010, 06:36 PM

sun will explode before then anyway...provided we dont kill ourselves with overpopulation and pollution first

70NYD · 02-12-2010, 07:55 PM

europa (saturns moon?) is a giant ball coverd in water coverd in ice

i think the jupiters moon they found carbon dioxide

marcs_sp20 · 02-12-2010, 08:18 PM

Its taken NASA this long to find et? We've known of his whereabouts for years!!

Rupewrecht · 03-12-2010, 01:32 PM

http://gizmodo.com/5704158/nasa-finds-new-life

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NASA has discovered a new life form, a bacteria called GFAJ-1 that is unlike anything currently living in planet Earth. It's capable of using arsenic to build its DNA, RNA, proteins, and cell membranes.

woofy · 03-12-2010, 11:18 PM

Yeah I read that elsewhere but NASA wasn't mentioned as anything to do with it, it was a paper put out by some microbiologists, wasn't even in a big name journal which is weird.

02-12-2010, 10:13 AM	#1
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	Nasa finds et!! not really lol tomorrow 6am local time nasa will hold a press conference in regards to new findings that relate to astrobiological research. some ppl say its in regards to arsenic powered life forms, others say that nasa discovered life on one of the jupiter or saturn (OR EVEN MARS) some sources even say that they discovered a planet full of what seems to be blue bipedal animals and a very abundant source of unobtanium but seriously tho this should be somewhat interesting none the less what do you all think __________________

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Ghoru Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rockhampton Car: '92 BG Astina Sp Posts: 999 View Photos By: Ghoru	i reckon there has to be life somewhere...2 reasons. 1 it is a statistical impossability that we are the only lifeforms in the universe and 2...if we ARE the only one then maybe those damn bible bashers are right...in which case ill shave my head and become a eunuch __________________ BG Astina - work in progress.... Scooters are like fat chicks, fun to ride until your mates find out... NOS is like a hot chick with AIDS, you know you wanna hit that,your just afraid of the consequences... http://www.eveonline.com/

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bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	one of jupiter or saturns moons had carbon dioxide or some crap in the air...may of even been oxygen...but only a .00001% of what we have here or something...may be there...they are thinking it may give us secrets on how the earth became the way it did... __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

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bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	well yeah...our solar system is on its way to crash into another one...but its gonna be about 30 billion years before that happens __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

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70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	europa (saturns moon?) is a giant ball coverd in water coverd in ice i think the jupiters moon they found carbon dioxide __________________

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marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	Its taken NASA this long to find et? We've known of his whereabouts for years!! __________________ Last edited by marcs_sp20; 02-12-2010 at 08:20 PM.

03-12-2010, 11:18 PM	#15
woofy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Car: Race Blue RS Octavia hatch, Black Santa Fe Elite Posts: 826 View Photos By: woofy	Yeah I read that elsewhere but NASA wasn't mentioned as anything to do with it, it was a paper put out by some microbiologists, wasn't even in a big name journal which is weird.