Posted on 12/01/2010 3:39:41 PM PST by Dallas59
Take a hastily arranged NASA press conference, add a vague allusion to an “astrobiology discovery,” and you’ve got a recipe for mass web-fueled speculation that E.T. is finally coming home.
On Tuesday, the U.S. space agency announced a press conference to be held at 2pm EST on Thursday to “discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.” While that brief teaser is all NASA has said on the issue, many others have since taken to the web to complete the narrative.
“If I had to guess at what NASA is going to reveal on Thursday, I’d say that they’ve discovered arsenic on Titan and maybe even detected chemical evidence of bacteria utilizing it for photosynthesis,” wrote Jason Kottke on his blog shortly after the announcement. He explained his prediction was based on the specific areas of expertise of the scientists scheduled to speak. All but one have titles dealing directly with astrobiology or molecular evolution.
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NASA may have found evidence that Muslims have been to Space long before us.../s
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I know women who spit arsenic...
Prime Directive: To make a Muslim feel good about Islam.
This is not their mission.
Something is wrong with this. Where, oh where does this in any way make Muslims feel better about their accomplishments???
It’s an outrage, I tell you!
Perhaps NASA will reveal that these scientists found the existence of extraterrestrial life by reading both the Koran and the poems of Omar Kiam.
All they had to do is listen to the rantings of screwy calypso Louie Farrakhan the 'space wheel'.
I thought they were opening a mosque on Uranus.
Well, if NASA blows this one too... what’s it, number 3 now?
I’ll stop following NSAS stories.
If they come out and make some statement about conditions that might have existed on some planet that might have existed at some point in the past or future... I’m gonna be rather pissed, especially after such a headline announcement.
Astrological discovery?
What other kind is there?
There have been several threads on this, and Freepers seem to have a good grasp on the outcome of this ‘announcement’.
Even though the outcome will likely be anti-climactic and boring, Freepers have managed to have a good time with the subject.
I see you know my ex wife. My condolences.
http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Lifestyle/Oxygen-on-Saturn-moon.aspx?cp-documentid=26515269
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected an exosphere containing oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. NASA says this is the first time a spacecraft has directly captured molecules of oxygen at a place other than Earth.
I think I first read this article here on FR last week
I think it’s gonna be something about one of the moons of Saturn. The presence of such and such in the atmosphere indicates the presence of microbes.
The announcement will allow NASA to show off its “Diverse Spokespersons;” i.e. Phd’s in ethnic studies masquerading as Astrophysicists.
If thats it, then why the embargo by NASA, if the horse has already left the barn...
Calling Orson Wells!
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