NASA press conference...aliens?

[razark]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Pamela Conrad is a geobiologist who wrote about life on Mars.
...
Steven Benner is a biologist that is part of the “Team Titan” program studying the largest moon of Saturn.

I find the inclusion of a Mars expert and a Titan expert interesting. Points me more in a general direction rather than something specific.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by razark

I find the inclusion of a Mars expert and a Titan expert interesting. Points me more in a general direction rather than something specific.

exactly.

Probably going to release some new hypothesis that our search for biological organisms in the universe has been too focused, and needs to adapt to expanding and changing theories on what environments can support life.

One scenario is that they managed to get some sort of small plant organism to conduct photosynthesis using arsenic in place of the usual life sustaining compounds as we know them.

based on this, they will probably have the titan and mars groups give speeches about how mars contains certain elements that could behave similarly in those environments thereby creating organic compounds even if non-earthlike conditions exist.

thats what my money is on

[Dowly]

Don't think it's going to be anything special, just a "heads up" for the general public about stuff that has been known for some time already in the space circles.

[Penguin]

I support the theory that some revelations about life-supporting environments in our close distance will be made.

2 days to go - where's wikileaks when we need them?

[TheBrauerHour]

...and here I am thinking that they would just stand at the podium and say "Sorry guys, we are all out of money. We are turning SETI off."

But finding little green men would be cool too.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Penguin

I will be one of the nerds who will actually tune in and watch this, could be interesting.

me too!

NASA doesn't usually get all melodramatic.

[TLAM Strike]

I'm hoping it goes something like this:

"Ladies and Gentlemen; the men we sent to the Moon weren't the same ones that came back..."

Either that or that the X-37B fell through John Crichton's wormhole.

[TarJak]

V...ger! V...ger!

I'l wait until it comes out on DVD, unless we really are being invaded, in which case I am ready to serve our new alien masters.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by TheBrauerHour

...and here I am thinking that they would just stand at the podium and say "Sorry guys, we are all out of money. We are turning SETI off."

But finding little green men would be cool too.

Close, it'll be something like - "You were going to cut our funding, but look what we've JUST found, we must invest further!" - call me cynical

[Sailor Steve]

You're cynical.




You may also be right.




But hey, you told me too.

[Skybird]

Before NASA goes out there searching for intelligent life in space, wouldn't it be the more natural thing to do to try to find intelligent life on planet Earth?

[Sailor Steve]

Why? We already know there isn't any.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Before NASA goes out there searching for intelligent life in space, wouldn't it be the more natural thing to do to try to find intelligent life on planet Earth?

[Dowly]

It's The Sun so, better check the press conference tomorrow just in case.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ke-in-USA.html

Originally Posted by Skybird

Before NASA goes out there searching for intelligent life in space, wouldn't it be the more natural thing to do to try to find intelligent life on planet Earth?

Why do you think Jesus was born where he was?
God couldn't find 3 Wise Men anywhere else.
And we all know that gets worse everyday!