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The NASA major scientific discovery on Mars News Conference due today

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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    Sounds like some very plausible analysis there Chizz, though the bit about "The Earth equivalent being a small crab, mussel or crustacean" seems a little optimistic to me. If they haven't found anything before, I suspect the first life found may be rather less impressive perhaps a nematode or other small worm might be nearer the mark.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    It's red!
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    soapy_jones said:

    It's red!

    That's the moon.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,846
    Stig said:

    Sounds like some very plausible analysis there Chizz, though the bit about "The Earth equivalent being a small crab, mussel or crustacean" seems a little optimistic to me. If they haven't found anything before, I suspect the first life found may be rather less impressive perhaps a nematode or other small worm might be nearer the mark.

    I'd go lower than a nematode to be honest - bacteria at best.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,857
    edited September 2015
    bobmunro said:

    Stig said:

    Sounds like some very plausible analysis there Chizz, though the bit about "The Earth equivalent being a small crab, mussel or crustacean" seems a little optimistic to me. If they haven't found anything before, I suspect the first life found may be rather less impressive perhaps a nematode or other small worm might be nearer the mark.

    I'd go lower than a nematode to be honest - Walltard at best.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    ValleyGary said:

    Adrians hairdresser

    "I was only a bit late and was waving in clear view of the Mars Space Shuttle, they should have stopped...."
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    Are they trying to tell us something about the Red Planet?
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    edited September 2015
    If this really was 'life' it would be all over the news the instant the discovery was confirmed. It will be flowing water - that's all. 'mussels'? ' crustaceans'? Not a chance
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    I've heard it is the lowest form of life known in the universe.

    They knew that as as soon as they found it it started singing













































    "no one like us, no one likes us"
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-announce-mars-mystery-solved
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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,655
    https://youtu.be/A_Y0knr6XBQ
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,981
    nolly
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,194
    Oh I quite like Shatner's Common People! If you want to be disturbed though, listen to What Have You Done from the same album, which is about Bill coming home to find his wife dead.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/28/nasa-scientists-find-evidence-flowing-water-mars
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    The cynic in me would suggest that somebody in NASA public relations has noticed there is a film coming out called 'The Martian'. That same cynical trait would also suggest that the fact a mission to Mars has been mooted of late, but that the public don't seem to be particularly enamoured of the idea of spending billions of taxpayer dollars on it might not be unrelated either...
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    The cynic in me would suggest that somebody in NASA public relations has noticed there is a film coming out called 'The Martian'. That same cynical trait would also suggest that the fact a mission to Mars has been mooted of late, but that the public don't seem to be particularly enamoured of the idea of spending billions of taxpayer dollars on it might not be unrelated either...

    Well you're a right barrel of laughs ;0)

  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    Wtf is "liquid water" ?
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Wtf is "liquid water" ?

    Water exists in three states...

    image

    It says so on the internet!
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    Wow, never realised water came in liquid form
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    The cynic in me would suggest that somebody in NASA public relations has noticed there is a film coming out called 'The Martian'. That same cynical trait would also suggest that the fact a mission to Mars has been mooted of late, but that the public don't seem to be particularly enamoured of the idea of spending billions of taxpayer dollars on it might not be unrelated either...

    They might do better saying they have discovered free flowing alcohol that might generate a bit more interest ;-)

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  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited September 2015
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Wtf is "liquid water" ?

    Similar to, but less knobby than, vegetarian cheese.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    JiMMy 85 said:

    Oh I quite like Shatner's Common People! If you want to be disturbed though, listen to What Have You Done from the same album, which is about Bill coming home to find his wife dead.

    We're all gonna die!
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    Another announcement tomorrow but in relation to the New Horizons visit to Pluto. Couldn't work out whether to use this, or the Pluto thread or start a new one :smiley:

    I'm loving all this at the moment, it's brilliant
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    The cynic in me would suggest that somebody in NASA public relations has noticed there is a film coming out called 'The Martian'. That same cynical trait would also suggest that the fact a mission to Mars has been mooted of late, but that the public don't seem to be particularly enamoured of the idea of spending billions of taxpayer dollars on it might not be unrelated either...

    quite likely they've been sitting on it for a few weeks and done further analysis to make sure. I'm sure this discovery has been after many months of analysis and they decided to strike whilst the iron is hot, not just for money but for more people to get interested generally.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    The odd thing is that, if NASA *has* found liquid, running water on the surface of Mars, you'd think they'd want to send the Mars Rover there to take a look. However, they are forbidden from doing so by an international treaty which prohibits terrestrial spacecraft from approaching anywhere near water, to prevent contamination. So, the one place that is most likely (almost certain) to harbour life is the one place that no mission is allowed to approach.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Chizz said:

    The odd thing is that, if NASA *has* found liquid, running water on the surface of Mars, you'd think they'd want to send the Mars Rover there to take a look. However, they are forbidden from doing so by an international treaty which prohibits terrestrial spacecraft from approaching anywhere near water, to prevent contamination. So, the one place that is most likely (almost certain) to harbour life is the one place that no mission is allowed to approach.

    I think the answer is simple.

    F*** THE RULES!
    image
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    Dazzler21 said:

    Chizz said:

    The odd thing is that, if NASA *has* found liquid, running water on the surface of Mars, you'd think they'd want to send the Mars Rover there to take a look. However, they are forbidden from doing so by an international treaty which prohibits terrestrial spacecraft from approaching anywhere near water, to prevent contamination. So, the one place that is most likely (almost certain) to harbour life is the one place that no mission is allowed to approach.

    I think the answer is simple.

    F*** THE RULES!
    image
    Great picture.

    (Although how he's supposed to drink that beer, I will never know).
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    He's got one hell of an arm to reach the North Lower from there.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    What time is the announcement due?
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,791
    Henry Irving said:

    Clem_Snide said:

    SuedeAdidas said:

    I'm going for liquid water found on Mars.

    As oppose to non-liquid water?

    ;-)
    Ice and vapour
    Take that, Mr Snide.

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