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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
News item: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33126885 Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
I just watched an ESA conference live on Rosetta and Philae. Besides the difficulties of understanding English spoken by German and French persons, the thing I understood is that comets are not made up from ice but fron organic materials. They are very dark, darker than Moon rocks. Now Philae can confirm this hypothesis. Tullio |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Philae comet could be home to alien life, say scientists The comet landed on by the spacecraft Philae could well be home to an abundance of alien microbial life, according to leading astronomers. Features of the comet, named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, such as its organic-rich black crust, are most likely explained by the presence of living organisms beneath an icy surface, the scientists have said. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/06/philae-comet-could-be-home-to-alien-life-say-top-scientists |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Philae comet could be home to alien life, say scientists So, where did life really begin? We will probably never know. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
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SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6651 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
Philae comet could be home to alien life, say scientists I would guess, that it originated in many different places, perhaps in many different ways. We are familiar with carbon based, but that may not be the only possibility. At least we know that carbon based does work. For this instance, scientists said that Rosetta and Philae really don't have the instruments to determine one way or the other. So the initial report has not passed scrutiny. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I guess a traveling space rock would pick up some hitchhikers along the way. ;~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Philae and Rosetta's search: is there life on comet 67P? You may have seen internet posts that life could be hiding on a distant comet. But despite the media hype, experts on these matters, including Australians, say it's very unlikely. This week, media outlets around the world jumped on the idea that features on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, being examined by the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, suggest it may harbour microbial life. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/philaes-search-is-there-life-on-comet-67p-20150708-gi6xms.html |
KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1304 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Philae has connected to Rosetta fpr 12 minutes. The experiment Consert (COmet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radio Transmission) is working. Tullio |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
It will ruin the beliefs of so many people if it is ever verified that comets can and do carry with them the seeds of life that stay dormant until encountering an environment where they can reproduce, grow and evolve. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
In the past, comets were suspected of causing plagues. When the Halley comet was to return in 1910 the French astronomer Camille Flammarion wrote about the danger caused by the gases contained in the comet's tail. This caused a spreading of panic, because the popular press jumped on the scoop. Astronomer Paolo Maffei, in his book "La cometa di Halley" gives an amusing report of the reaction of the people of Florence. On the night of May 19 they went to Piazzale Michelangelo with food and Chianti wine to prepare for death. Of course nothing happened and passing near the Astronomical Observatory, then managed by Ximenian priests, they made some derogatory remarks. But the Florence astronomers had no guilt. Tullio |
KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1304 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 |
In the past, comets were suspected of causing plagues. When the Halley comet was to return in 1910 the French astronomer Camille Flammarion wrote about the danger caused by the gases contained in the comet's tail. This caused a spreading of panic, because the popular press jumped on the scoop. Astronomer Paolo Maffei, in his book "La cometa di Halley" gives an amusing report of the reaction of the people of Florence. On the night of May 19 they went to Piazzale Michelangelo with food and Chianti wine to prepare for death. Of course nothing happened and passing near the Astronomical Observatory, then managed by Ximenian priests, they made some derogatory remarks. But the Florence astronomers had no guilt. I just love that about you Italians! :D non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Some bad news for Philae. :) Philae comet lander falls silent The Philae comet lander has fallen silent, according to scientists working on the European Rosetta mission. The fridge-sized spacecraft, which landed on Comet 67P in November, last made contact on 9 July. But efforts to contact it again since then have failed, scientists have said. The first craft to perform a soft landing on a comet, Philae initially bounced, landing in a position too dark for sunlight to reach its solar panels. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33596274 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Again?? Comet probe finds key ingredients for life The comet probe Philae detected several elements essential to life during its historic, bouncing landing in November, scientists announced Thursday. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko contains at least 16 organic compounds, four of which had never before been detected on a comet, the first analysis of the data found. Whether the complex, carbon- and nitrogen-rich molecules were formed in the early days of the solar system or later on the comet remains a mystery. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2015/07/30/comet-philae-detects-life-elements/30909857/ |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Amazing. In unexpected discovery, comet contains alcohol, sugar Scientists on Friday identified two complex organic molecules, or building blocks of life, on a comet for the first time, shedding new light on the cosmic origins of planets like Earth. Ethyl alcohol and a simple sugar known as glycolaldehyde were detected in Comet Lovejoy, said the study in the journal Science Advances. "These complex organic molecules may be part of the rocky material from which planets are formed," said the study. Other organic molecules have previously been discovered in comets, most recently in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, on which the European space agency's Philae found several organic molecules -- including four never detected before on a comet. https://in.news.yahoo.com/unexpected-discovery-comet-contains-alcohol-182309427.html |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
The universe wastes nothing, it's simply transferred. According to Rosicrucian teachings there is no beginning nor is there an end, only changes. rOZZ Music Pictures |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1304 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 |
there is still a chance for small Phillae http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/09/11/understanding-philaes-wake-up-behind-the-scenes-with-the-philae-team/ ;) non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU |
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