Two Incredible Announcements

[shazza]

NASA Finds New Life (http://gizmodo.com/5704158/nasa-finds-new-life) and 'Trillions of Earths' Could Be Orbiting 300 Sextillion Stars! (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/01/131730552/-trillions-of-earths-could-be-orbiting-300-sextillion-stars)

Discuss. :)

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Life forned without carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur? Just what I have been saying all along for like ten years. The birth of life on our planet is a mystery already and it's great that now NASA proves my point. The requirements for life aren't as limited as we used to believe.

[firepokemon]

I found new life in my nether regions over the weekend. It was crabs. Cute little crabs.

[abunaidesu]

http://i53.tinypic.com/ivg8rk.jpg

[Blademaster]

You mean scientists HAVEN'T been looking for non-carbon-based life all this time? What the fuck, NASA!?

[Telume]

You mean scientists HAVEN'T been looking for non-carbon-based life all this time? What the fuck, NASA!?

Couldn't have put it any better myself, thank you Blademaster.

[Asilynne]

You mean scientists HAVEN'T been looking for non-carbon-based life all this time? What the fuck, NASA!?

Amen to that Blade. Although they did find a silicon based lifeform in the past so I dont know why theyre so surprised. Im VERY glad to see that the idea of life existing in the universe outside of Earth is starting to become acceptable!!!

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

QUOTED FOR TRUTH!


You mean scientists HAVEN'T been looking for non-carbon-based life all this time? What the fuck, NASA!?

Yes, this has been irritating me for long time. They were always saying "No, no, there can't be life since the're is no carbon."

[Katie]

Oh. The "new" life was still found on Earth. Psh. :/

[Blademaster]

And it evidently doesn't naturally synthesize arsenic. They just coaxed it to and found out that it worked.

:mad: