Life On Mars?

by Cubby on August 16, 2012 · 6 comments

NASA reported today its newest Mars exploration vehicle, Curiosity, found no evidence of life on the red planet. A long sigh of disappointment was heard from crestfallen astronerds everywhere.

Raybeard August 16, 2012 at 10:29 am

I think this preliminary report may be just that, Cubby – ‘preliminary’. In fact not only is it not on the latest BBC science website, after a cursory check of the Internet I still can’t find it. But you may well be right. However, never say die! If it turns out to be the case I certainly will be down-hearted, but only temporarily. I’d just LOVE in my own lifetime to see those God-botherers trying to explain away the literal truth of Genesis – but we all know that they will. (Btw: You may already know that it’s now considered a perfectly feasible scenario for the seeds of life on Earth to have originated from a Mars-originating meteorite.)
If the Red Planet does turn out to be as arid and lacking in evidence of past (or present? – most unlikely) primitive life, then we’ll have to look to Europa. You may see it happen – but I can’t wait that long. Anyway, fingers and toes still crossed for Mars.

Nik_TheGreek August 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm

You beat me to it. I saw this on facebook and I loved it. I was going to post this picture…
We share a common sense of humour I guess

anne marie in philly August 16, 2012 at 8:09 pm

bwhahahahaha! :)

Raybeard August 17, 2012 at 2:14 am

Oh blimey! Did I just make a fool of myself by not seeing the joke for the trees?

Cubby August 17, 2012 at 6:39 am

I was wondering if you hadn’t looked at the pic. There is another pic going around I like with Curiosity in the foreground and Star Wars Imperial troop carriers in the background. I wanted to use that one but couldn’t find it when I needed it.

As far as I know, NASA has made no big announcements, although I think it is just a matter of time until biological evidence is found. I wonder if it will be in any way similar to the biology of Earth?

Raybeard August 17, 2012 at 10:40 am

We all wait for the evidence that there is life elsewhere, or even that there WAS life outside earth but in our immediate neighbourhood. It’ll come – it’s inevitable. Exciting times, Cubby!

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