Jupiter's Moon Has Enough Oxygen to Sustain Earth-Like Life

Escapist ^ | October 19, 2009 | Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

[OldDeckHand]

"Sorry...this 50 million year thing etc etc...does not fit with Creation."

You've lost me. You're saying that the icy surface of Europa is younger than 50 million years, because for it to be otherwise would be in contradiction to a young-Earth creation story? Or, am I missing your point?

[PeaceBeWithYou]

[CaptRon]

In reality it would bring us to a dead stop.

How so, if it were that advanced it would be here by now. We haven't even noticed a probe.

Don't read much Sci-Fi anymore so I don't know your reference. Wish I had time.

[HamiltonJay]

Shades of 2010.. At least the book, not the movie...

[CaptRon]

Ok, so you were doing my ex-wife and took pics. Don't rub it in.

You apparently managed to escape with your life.

[OldDeckHand]

"Why do scientists assume that the conditions for life have to be as they are here?"

I think many of them don't. When Ballard discovered the abundance of life in the immediate vicinity surrounding the black-smokers on the ocean floor, most scientist began to rethink their understanding of life, and broadened their of the kinds of environments that will support life - whatever that really is.

I've heard Neal Degrasse Tyson say that he believes that we probably can't begin to comprehend or imagine the kinds of life that exists outside our own planet.

[American Constitutionalist]

It's give us hope that some day we could go father out in space.
Instead of trying to launch a huge space craft into space with huge rockets, why can't they launch multiple capsules into space and have a place near the moon where it can be joined together kind of like a modular design and make one huge space craft... kind of like the ISS but, even more modular.
Where real life imitates art, have you ever seen the Transformers ? if there was some way to make the DELTA or the Saturn 5 rocket launched into space and reuse all of the parts of the rockets.... but, then again, I guess the reason why part of the rockets where jettisoned was because of weight or could not be able to handle the aerodynamic harmonic vibrations.

[CaptRon]

I believe Dr. Tyson is correct. And we have pictures of Europa which show seas, which might not mean there is life, but we could safely check it out.

[CaptRon]

And I think those smokers have changed a LOT of minds. As a species we can be arrogant sometimes.

[NavyCanDo]

When we landed on the Moon, I was hoping for the discovery of beautiful Moon Maidens. We got dust and rocks. And it cost hundreds of Millions.

We landed a camera on Mars, and I was praying they would find the planet full of beautiful green skin Orion girls. We got red dust and rocks. And it cost Billions.

If and when we land on Europa, I am not keeping my fingers crossed this time that we find anything of value. Because it will be more dust and rocks. You can count on it.

[OldDeckHand]

Oops, I dropped a word. My fingers can't keep up. It should have read...

"their understanding of the kinds of environments that will"

[editor-surveyor]

This would be a great place to send the global warmers!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Wow, that’s harsh.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Hmmmmm. Rura Gore. I like it.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Oxygen + your food synthesizer + bottled spring water delivery...

nah!

[CaptRon]

I have the same pic

[fieldmarshaldj]

Sounds like you’re lucky to have escaped. I’m surprised you didn’t die mating with it.

[CaptRon]

I’m quick, or was at that time. She gave those pics to everybody. I was working 18 hr days.

[airborne]

LOL!

My first thought also!

[CaptRon]

I’m surprised you didn’t die mating with it..

No offspring. Figured out it was like spiders. The female eats their mate.

My sister introduced us. I guess it was revenge for me introducing her to a moose.