NASA’s ‘Extraterrestrial’ Announcement Gets Blown Out of Proportion

National Post ^ | 12/1/2010 | National Post

[mtg]

When you have to make an announcement about an upcoming announcement, that shows desperation. I think NASA just wants to be back in the limelight.

[Dallas59]

NASA may have found evidence that Muslims have been to Space long before us.../s

[I see my hands]

From the title I expected an article about Monica Lewinsky

[Dallas59]

I know women who spit arsenic...

[cruise_missile]

Prime Directive: To make a Muslim feel good about Islam.

This is not their mission.

[cld51860]

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!

[wmileo]

"I think NASA just wants to be back in the limelight. "

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'.

[Batman11]

I thought they were opening a mosque on Uranus.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

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?

[UCANSEE2]

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.

[jdub]

I see you know my ex wife. My condolences.

[Zakeet]

It's an announcement to announce that if the government will give them lots more money they will spend it more wisely this time and might even be able to confirm the announcement of the sighting of a statue of Elvis on the moon previously announced by The Globe.

[Red_Devil 232]

[Whitebread]

This must be it....... Oxygen found on Saturn moon

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

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

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.

[Snickering Hound]

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The announcement will allow NASA to show off its “Diverse Spokespersons;” i.e. Phd’s in ethnic studies masquerading as Astrophysicists.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

If thats it, then why the embargo by NASA, if the horse has already left the barn...

[JaguarXKE]

Calling Orson Wells!