NASA News: NASA to make "big announcement" tomorrow (possibly, life on Mars!)

National Review Online ^ | 3.1.04

[ambrose]

NASA NEWS [KJL]

A "space source" tells me "nasa is gonna make a *big* announcement tomorrow about having found something significant on mars. probably water; if they found, say, amino acids it would be a huge deal because it would be a strong indicator of life." Posted at 04:44 PM

[Diddle E. Squat]

[Prince Charles]

Cuing up "Thus Spake Zarathustra" in iTunes....

[Arkinsaw]

The Rovers have equipment physically capable of detecting water, but do they have equipment physically capable of detecting amino acids or other signs of life with certainty?

[Fitzcarraldo]

They have released very few AXPS and Mossbauer results. I started to get the idea the instruments weren't worknig well or something.

[RockyMtnMan]

A pic of fossilized life would be nice.

[Fitzcarraldo]

the might be able to detect narrow IR absorption bands with the TES, but I'm not sure

[Tennessee_Bob]

The found an empty Moon Pie Wrapper, and the top to a bottle of RC Cola.

The search continues for Elvis.

[Paleo Conservative]

ROTFLMAO!

[KevinDavis]

If true, there is life beyond planet Earth.

Space Ping! This is the space ping list! Let me know if you want on or off this list!

[A CA Guy]

So THAT'S where Bush has been hiding Bin Laden for his election benefit for 2004... we should have known.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Earlier post:

Mars Rover Opportunity Makes 'Significant' Finding

Wired Magazine has a fascinating article on a place on the earth that has no visible sign of life. They have been checking it for years, they believe it mimics Mars very well! The Chile Desert in South America:

Mars on Earth

In the middle of the driest desert in the world, NASA gets ready to invade the Red Planet.
By David L. Chandler

[flashbunny]

They finally found the flag the astronauts planted there? Cool!

[null and void]

A pic of fossilized life would be nice.

Go here:

Mars rover Daily Updates -Spirit Making Ground - Opportunity-A Beautiful Grind

Sure looks like it, LOTS of it...

[Ronin]

"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen If there is oxygen, that means we can breathe."

Sorry for posting this old Quaylism, but it still makes me giggle.

[dts32041]

But will be bug eyed and green?

[JoJo Gunn]

Well, if it ain't a honey bun and a Sundrop, it ain't intelligent....

[NormsRevenge]

In a small patch of Martian soil, scientists see spheres and fragmented pebbles, sand grains and finer material, and a range of colors suggesting different compositions.

[King Prout]

a pic of NONfossilized life would be even better :)

[null and void]

Later...