NASA discovery on Mars "For the history books"

[Thaluikhain]

...So you're telling me it's not a pun?

Fuck. I got it all along, I was just looking for something more.

Well, it's a pun on how "C'tan" and "Catan" (as in the boardgame, "Settlers of Catan") sound the same (presumably).

 

[repeating integers]

...So you're telling me it's not a pun?

Fuck. I got it all along, I was just looking for something more.

Well, it's a pun on how "C'tan" and "Catan" (as in the boardgame, "Settlers of Catan") sound the same (presumably).

Well, this is literally the first I've heard of that board game, so yay, now I get it!

 

[Legion]

It's an Orca Whale that missed the moon.

 

[A.A.K]

I find it more so interesting that I honestly couldn't care what they find on Mars, or anywhere in the galaxy/universe.

My interest will be slightly aroused when they can show me a photo of a living extraterrestrial sentient creature.

 

[srm79]

the others are nice but life ? even dead microbial life ? they couldn't sit on that.


the ramifications of the finding of such a thing are HUGE.
i mean what are the world religions gonna say to that ?..

I wouldn't be so sure. When they discovered the first Pulsar they jumped a gun a bit and assumed that it was a signal of intelligent origin. I suspect they would want to make sure the science was pretty thorough before making an announcement like that again.

If it is an indicator of life, it's probably the greatest news story since Mr T. Rex said "What the fuck was that?".

I reckon they've found evidence that there was an advanced civilisation on Mars, but then they all adopted the Euro, went bankrupt and wiped each other out in a global war.

Either that, or my spare car keys.

 

[dfphetteplace]

I'm going with amino acids. At least, that is my hope. More likely it will be something in regards to water.

 

[algalon]

They're about 7 feet long, carnivorous, have an unpleasant disposition, and corrosive acid for blood.

 

[Tallim]

They're about 7 feet long, carnivorous, have an unpleasant disposition, and corrosive acid for blood.

Lawyers?


OT: Could be anything. At least they are double checking everything and prepping for a statement rather than prematurely shouting about it.

 

[Spade Lead]

Multi-cellular life maybe? I'm kinda excited to see.

My guess is single-cull life forms, protozoa or bacteria, most likely

 

[Atmos Duality]

Obviously they found evidence that at one point, there were lines of blue potion bottles helmets and shotgun shells littered all over the place.

 

[Spade Lead]

Scientists have found... something on Mars, but they aren't telling what it is yet. It seems to have come from a soil sample.

I know what it is. It is a hoax. Twenty bucks, in a month, just before Christmas, they will announce that they found Santa's Workshop, and that he is on his way to deliver presents. This is just like what they did in the Cold War using the nuclear missile radars to detect Santa's approach from the North Pole.

 

[renegade7]

The SAM module that it says found the information is meant to search for organic compounds. So maybe it found some kind of primordial life chemicals?

 

[wax]

Marvin the Martian.

 

[Xdeser2]

 

[Esotera]

I'm going to say that they've found a concentration of methane that is higher than can be explained by natural processes similar to those found on earth, as that seems most likely. If they found amino acids or anything more complex, that would be absolutely mind-blowing. But given NASA's most recent example where they were all mysterious (arsenic life) I'm not holding my breath.

Also I'd totally forgotten about this until I read this thread...I really want to know now.

 

[elvor0]

Most likely microbial fossilized life.

NASA has this nasty tendency to overhype its discoveries to try to generate interest and funding.

Molyneaux effect?

While that's true to a certain extent, it is sort of exciting. Depends on how interested you are in that sort of thing really I guess. To the general public, pretty boring, to the scientific community and space nuts, pretty cool.

Absolutely. I know I am more interested than most, which is why I even looked into the thread. Not trying to diminish this discovery. I was commenting more on NASAs track history, which honestly, If you were there through the 70s and 80s and even as it wound down during the early 90s, There was frequently these "BIG" announcements that made it sound like we discovered lil green martians having buttseks with one of our satellites or the like, only to be very... I dont want to say mundane, or boring for that matter but just...uninspiring.

So its a tad bit of the boy who cried wolf with NASA. Even microbial life would be a big discovery, its more of running out of energy from repacking the balloons and confetti in prep for grandiose celebration only to get a full payload of... Meh.

Ah yeah, I see what you're saying, I misread the tone of your post I'm only from 91, so missed all the big stuff really, where we still had the immediate aftermath and research between the US and the USSR. These days no one really seems to care about it, space budget cuts all over the joint and whatnot.

 

[Volstag9]

NASA's definition of "For the history books" differs greatly than ours. We'll see I guess.

 

[Tiger Sora]

No life found, returning to earth.

I'm doubtful it's life or anything like that. They would of just said so right away if they did. It's the kinda thing people wouldn't keep their mouths shut about.

 

[waj9876]

What I think it is? Possible signs of advanced life once living there. (Advanced as in, large enough to be seen with the naked eye.)

What I hope it is? A tiny alien civilization no larger than the average bacteria, who engage in orgies 24/7.