Nasa to announce probable life in our solar system - GoFuckYourself.com

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 09:32 AM

http://www.startrekcentral.com/trekk...-solar-system/

NASA is planning to make an announcement about a new discovery.

Exact details of what we can expect to hear have not been released. Earlier reports about the announcement were not accurate.

Official word is expected this afternoon at 2 p.m. We'll have complete coverage of today's big news when it is released. Tune to News 13 for the complete story.

For more information tune to Central Florida News 13. Only on Bright House Networks.

Copyright ? Central Florida News 13. All right reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Mr Pheer · 03-09-2006, 10:19 AM

did 2HousePlague put you up to this?

QualityMpegs · 03-09-2006, 10:21 AM

are there any more credible links?

thaifan99 · 03-09-2006, 10:22 AM

the sky is fallin!

BradM · 03-09-2006, 10:24 AM

Not going to happen. It would send people into a panic methinks. Even if they knew there were humans on Jupiter they wouldn't say shit.

imageman · 03-09-2006, 10:24 AM

Shit you mean they found life at IBILL ? I dont believe it

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Hunter_ST · 03-09-2006, 10:25 AM

I have to hop in my flying saucer and get the hell out of Dodge.

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by QualityMpegs

are there any more credible links?

well there is alink to a news channel in florida
http://cfnews13.com/StoryHeadline.aspx?id=13873

it is being viewed so much though their server went down..lol

Greg B · 03-09-2006, 10:27 AM

Oh it's all horseshit. If it was an announcement about life in our Solar System it would be announced by the President by mandate NOT some geek at NASA. It's just bullshit hype that's gotten out of hand. I can prove there's life in our solar system by looking in a mirror. Here's data from www.drudgereport.com

NASA'S CASSINI DISCOVERS POTENTIAL LIQUID WATER ON ENCELADUS
Thu Mar 09 2006 11:21:33 ET

**Exclusive**

[Press release set for 2 PM ET release]

NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have found evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt in Yellowstone-like geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. The rare occurrence of liquid water so near the surface raises many new questions about the mysterious moon.

"We realize that this is a radical conclusion - that we may have evidence for liquid water within a body so small and so cold," said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. "However, if we are right, we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar system environments where we might possibly have conditions suitable for living organisms."

High-resolution Cassini images show icy jets and towering plumes ejecting huge quantities of particles at high speed. Scientists examined several models to explain the process. They ruled out the idea the particles are produced or blown off the moon's surface by vapor created when warm water ice converts to a gas. Instead, scientists have found evidence for a much more exciting possibility. The jets might be erupting from near-surface pockets of liquid water above 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), like cold versions of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone.

"We previously knew of at most three places where active volcanism exists: Jupiter's moon Io, Earth, and possibly Neptune's moon Triton. Cassini changed all that, making Enceladus the latest member of this very exclusive club, and one of the most exciting places in the solar system," said John Spencer, Cassini scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder.

-more--2-

"Other moons in the solar system have liquid-water oceans covered by kilometers of icy crust," said Andrew Ingersoll, imaging team member and atmospheric scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. "What's different here is that pockets of liquid water may be no more than tens of meters below the surface."

"As Cassini approached Saturn, we discovered the Saturnian system is filled with oxygen atoms. At the time we had no idea where the oxygen was coming from," said Candy Hansen, Cassini scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. "Now we know Enceladus is spewing out water molecules, which break down into oxygen and hydrogen."

Scientists still have many questions. Why is Enceladus so active? Are other sites on Enceladus active? Might this activity have been continuous enough over the moon's history for life to have had a chance to take hold in the moon's interior?

In the spring of 2008, scientists will get another chance to look at Enceladus when Cassini flies within 350 kilometers (approximately 220 miles), but much work remains after the spacecraft's four-year prime mission is over.

"There's no question, along with the moon Titan, Enceladus should be a very high priority for us. Saturn has given us two exciting worlds to explore," said Jonathan Lunine, Cassini interdisciplinary scientist, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

Mission scientists report these and other Enceladus findings in this week's issue of Science.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency.

JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology

TheLegacy · 03-09-2006, 10:27 AM

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPheer

did 2HousePlague put you up to this?

haha no..that is just a personal site..i am collecting conspuracy stuff, alien stories hot pics of star trek bitches etc

Jakke PNG · 03-09-2006, 10:30 AM

Life, could be.. although I doubt that a site with startrek in it's domain has valid info.
However, this solarsystem doe NOT hold intelligent life (ourselves included.)

Greg B · 03-09-2006, 10:31 AM

Oh it's all horseshit. If it was an announcement about life in our Solar System it would be announced by the President by mandate NOT some geek at NASA. It's just bullshit hype that's gotten out of hand. I can prove there's life in our solar system by looking in a mirror. Here's data from www.drudgereport.com

NASA'S CASSINI DISCOVERS POTENTIAL LIQUID WATER ON ENCELADUS
Thu Mar 09 2006 11:21:33 ET

**Exclusive**

[Press release set for 2 PM ET release]

NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have found evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt in Yellowstone-like geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. The rare occurrence of liquid water so near the surface raises many new questions about the mysterious moon.

"We realize that this is a radical conclusion - that we may have evidence for liquid water within a body so small and so cold," said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. "However, if we are right, we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar system environments where we might possibly have conditions suitable for living organisms."

High-resolution Cassini images show icy jets and towering plumes ejecting huge quantities of particles at high speed. Scientists examined several models to explain the process. They ruled out the idea the particles are produced or blown off the moon's surface by vapor created when warm water ice converts to a gas. Instead, scientists have found evidence for a much more exciting possibility. The jets might be erupting from near-surface pockets of liquid water above 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), like cold versions of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone.

"We previously knew of at most three places where active volcanism exists: Jupiter's moon Io, Earth, and possibly Neptune's moon Triton. Cassini changed all that, making Enceladus the latest member of this very exclusive club, and one of the most exciting places in the solar system," said John Spencer, Cassini scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder.

-more--2-

"Other moons in the solar system have liquid-water oceans covered by kilometers of icy crust," said Andrew Ingersoll, imaging team member and atmospheric scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. "What's different here is that pockets of liquid water may be no more than tens of meters below the surface."

"As Cassini approached Saturn, we discovered the Saturnian system is filled with oxygen atoms. At the time we had no idea where the oxygen was coming from," said Candy Hansen, Cassini scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. "Now we know Enceladus is spewing out water molecules, which break down into oxygen and hydrogen."

Scientists still have many questions. Why is Enceladus so active? Are other sites on Enceladus active? Might this activity have been continuous enough over the moon's history for life to have had a chance to take hold in the moon's interior?

In the spring of 2008, scientists will get another chance to look at Enceladus when Cassini flies within 350 kilometers (approximately 220 miles), but much work remains after the spacecraft's four-year prime mission is over.

"There's no question, along with the moon Titan, Enceladus should be a very high priority for us. Saturn has given us two exciting worlds to explore," said Jonathan Lunine, Cassini interdisciplinary scientist, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

Mission scientists report these and other Enceladus findings in this week's issue of Science.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency.

JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology

JFK · 03-09-2006, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Hunter_ST

I have to hop in my flying saucer and get the hell out of Dodge.

can I hitch a ride?? I have the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TeenGodFather

Life, could be.. although I doubt that a site with startrek in it's domain has valid info.
However, this solarsystem doe NOT hold intelligent life (ourselves included.)

thats my site yo...itis a conspiracy site....but the info from there is from a news agency

Greg B · 03-09-2006, 10:33 AM

This shit pisses me off. NASA is just grandstanding over some information that is meaningless. We already know the universe is full of water. That's been proven already. So they found liquid water on a moon of Saturn and they need a major press coverage for this shit?

Fucking morons.

Hunter_ST · 03-09-2006, 10:34 AM

There's bacteria in them thar waters...

LadyMischief · 03-09-2006, 10:38 AM

Yeah I was gonna say, life in our solar system shouldn't be surprising.. doesn't mean it's INTELLIGENT life... bacteria could live in many of the conditions on other planets/moons in our solar system, it's already been proven. Just because we haven't found them yet (or heard about it) doesn't mean they aren't there.

QualityMpegs · 03-09-2006, 10:39 AM

whoopedeedoo...fucking water...thats worth a major headline and a overloaded news channel server

CyberHustler · 03-09-2006, 10:40 AM

there is life in our solar system... on this lil planet called EARTH!

TheLegacy · 03-09-2006, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by QualityMpegs

whoopedeedoo...fucking water...thats worth a major headline and a overloaded news channel server

well - not wanting to rain on your bitterness over 'water' - but if life on earth started from the sea in evolution - and if there is an exact or near exact sea elsewhere - I hope your following the end result

Libertine · 03-09-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by LadyMischief

Yeah I was gonna say, life in our solar system shouldn't be surprising.. doesn't mean it's INTELLIGENT life... bacteria could live in many of the conditions on other planets/moons in our solar system, it's already been proven. Just because we haven't found them yet (or heard about it) doesn't mean they aren't there.

The point is that if there were bacteria of non-terrestrial origin in this solar system, it would shed a whole new light on the origins of life and the probability of life emerging spontaneously. Also, it would greatly increase chances of other intelligent life existing in this universe.

seeric · 03-09-2006, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

http://www.startrekcentral.com/trekk...-solar-system/

NASA is planning to make an announcement about a new discovery.

Exact details of what we can expect to hear have not been released. Earlier reports about the announcement were not accurate.

Official word is expected this afternoon at 2 p.m. We'll have complete coverage of today's big news when it is released. Tune to News 13 for the complete story.

For more information tune to Central Florida News 13. Only on Bright House Networks.

Copyright ? Central Florida News 13. All right reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

i have it on 13 now. thats fox news down here on brighthouse.

some boring news talk show for right now.

Greg B · 03-09-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by punkworld

The point is that if there were bacteria of non-terrestrial origin in this solar system, it would shed a whole new light on the origins of life and the probability of life emerging spontaneously. Also, it would greatly increase chances of other intelligent life existing in this universe.

Yes but that's a whole lotta speculatin' and no way to prove jack shit.

NASA will say anything to get their budgets upped. For them to hold a press conference about finding water is about as important as me announcing a newly plucked dingleberry.

IF NASA announced some shit about 'conditions similar or efficacious for life as we know it' that's about as remarkable as watchin' your dog lick his ass.

Since NASA hasn't landed anything on anything to find shit it's meaningless. We've got two rovers on Mars and all they've found is Mars. Lots of dust and dirt and rocks.

For shits and giggles we can't even find Bin Laden so NASA's ability to find life or anything worth a fuck is vech and vechnacci.

crockett · 03-09-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg B

Yes but that's a whole lotta speculatin' and no way to prove jack shit.

NASA will say anything to get their budgets upped. For them to hold a press conference about finding water is about as important as me announcing a newly plucked dingleberry.

IF NASA announced some shit about 'conditions similar or efficacious for life as we know it' that's about as remarkable as watchin' your dog lick his ass.

Since NASA hasn't landed anything on anything to find shit it's meaningless. We've got two rovers on Mars and all they've found is Mars. Lots of dust and dirt and rocks.

For shits and giggles we can't even find Bin Laden so NASA's ability to find life or anything worth a fuck is vech and vechnacci.

Actually the only hope we have to explore other planets is if we can find easily accessible water. They can of course use it to drink, they can make oxygen with it and can even make fuel for the rockets.

loverboy · 03-09-2006, 10:55 AM

Steve Speilberg must have a hand on this lol

Downtime · 03-09-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

lmao good ol' Alf

Greg B · 03-09-2006, 11:05 AM

http://www.universetoday.com/am/publ...wn_canava.html

Here's a pic of the moon Enceladus that is the supposed subject of today's meeting.

The only other breaking news NASA can tell us is that their new orbiter that's supposed to be arriving at Mars soon just blew up or went off course or some other dumb shit.

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg B

http://www.universetoday.com/am/publ...wn_canava.html

Here's a pic of the moon Enceladus that is the supposed subject of today's meeting.

The only other breaking news NASA can tell us is that their new orbiter that's supposed to be arriving at Mars soon just blew up or went off course or some other dumb shit.

not alot of luck with mars eh

pornguy · 03-09-2006, 11:09 AM

Come on man. I wan little green guys to land on the white house lawn, and shoot lasers at it.

Ace_luffy · 03-09-2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

Relish XXX · 03-09-2006, 11:13 AM

Just imagine if aliens did pop down for a cuppa tea and the first person they met was George Bush. How fucking embarrassing for the whole of the planet.

I would like aliens to drop by but not untill retard bollocks was out of power.

Manowar · 03-09-2006, 11:17 AM

all this about water?

crockett · 03-09-2006, 02:07 PM

where are the aliens?

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 02:15 PM

http://www.startrekcentral.com/trekk...ientists-warn/

get out your sunscreen

kenny · 03-09-2006, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

well - not wanting to rain on your bitterness over 'water' - but if life on earth started from the sea in evolution - and if there is an exact or near exact sea elsewhere - I hope your following the end result

Which makes you wonder given the 15 billion years of the universe how many civilizations/life flourished just to be extinguished

or given the size of the universe how much life exsist at the present

The universe is just to big for us our sun will burn out before we even scratch the surface of exploring it

TheLegacy · 03-09-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny

Which makes you wonder given the 15 billion years of the universe how many civilizations/life flourished just to be extinguished

or given the size of the universe how much life exsist at the present

The universe is just to big for us our sun will burn out before we even scratch the surface of exploring it

I would like to think that if man gets his act together that we can put our resources together for travel that for now is far beyond our reach. Looking at the past 100 years we have made some tremendous advancements - who knows how far we can go in another 100? I think space flight is there - but it is really plausible on the leadership of those we vote into office.

James-AR · 03-09-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

hot pics of star trek bitches etc

Yes Please!

kenny · 03-09-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

I would like to think that if man gets his act together that we can put our resources together for travel that for now is far beyond our reach. Looking at the past 100 years we have made some tremendous advancements - who knows how far we can go in another 100? I think space flight is there - but it is really plausible on the leadership of those we vote into office.

According to physics the cosmic speed limit is the 99.9% of the speed of light.

Which is fast.. but given the size of the universe it's still not fast enough.

It would take 10 years traveling at that speed just to reach the nearest stars. Probably 100,000 years just to reach the nearest galaxies.

And thats going almost 186000 miles/sec

This is the same reason I don't believe in alien UFOs visiting earth.

There is no sense in traveling from point A to point B at these distances.

They would need the ability to warp or reverse time just to concur it.

It doesn't look promising - but then again who knows what could happen and what they can figure out

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny

According to physics the cosmic speed limit is the 99.9% of the speed of light.

Which is fast.. but given the size of the universe it's still not fast enough.

It would take 10 years traveling at that speed just to reach the nearest stars. Probably 100,000 years just to reach the nearest galaxies.

And thats going almost 186000 miles/sec

This is the same reason I don't believe in alien UFOs visiting earth.

There is no sense in traveling from point A to point B at these distances.

They would need the ability to warp or reverse time just to concur it.

It doesn't look promising - but then again who knows what could happen and what they can figure out

wormholes bro...they dont have any travel time at all..they just move through spacetime

volante · 03-09-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Relish XXX

Just imagine if aliens did pop down for a cuppa tea and the first person they met was George Bush. How fucking embarrassing for the whole of the planet.

Alien: "Take us to your leader"
Alien sees Dubya.
Alien: "Take us to another leader"

TheLegacy · 03-09-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny

According to physics the cosmic speed limit is the 99.9% of the speed of light.

Which is fast.. but given the size of the universe it's still not fast enough.

It would take 10 years traveling at that speed just to reach the nearest stars. Probably 100,000 years just to reach the nearest galaxies.

And thats going almost 186000 miles/sec

This is the same reason I don't believe in alien UFOs visiting earth.

There is no sense in traveling from point A to point B at these distances.

They would need the ability to warp or reverse time just to concur it.

It doesn't look promising - but then again who knows what could happen and what they can figure out

that's the key phrase, "who knows what could happen and what they can figure out". I don't know enough about physics - but it only takes one sob to come up with another equation that alters the original. Looking at scientists over 100 years ago they would say physics simply wouldn't allow for many of the things we are doing today. I have hope.

kenny · 03-09-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

wormholes bro...they dont have any travel time at all..they just move through spacetime

Thats what I meant by "warping"

But still.. I don't see it

wormholes are a theory that lay heavily towards fiction

volante · 03-09-2006, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

that's the key phrase, "who knows what could happen and what they can figure out". I don't know enough about physics - but it only takes one sob to come up with another equation that alters the original. Looking at scientists over 100 years ago they would say physics simply wouldn't allow for many of the things we are doing today. I have hope.

It was only a few years ago that scientists discovered how bees could fly - before then it was thought to be aerodynamically impossible. Fortunately no-one told the bees.

volante · 03-09-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

wormholes bro...they dont have any travel time at all..they just move through spacetime

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive

kenny · 03-09-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

that's the key phrase, "who knows what could happen and what they can figure out". I don't know enough about physics - but it only takes one sob to come up with another equation that alters the original. Looking at scientists over 100 years ago they would say physics simply wouldn't allow for many of the things we are doing today. I have hope.

Lets not forget the "It doesn't look to promising part"

Sure 200 years ago we were traveling on horses and now we have jets that break the sound barrior.. but this is a whole new monster

I think the odds are better that we will blow ourselves up, die of some massive plague or get hit by some asteroid before we achieve the required technology.

Thats if it's even possible.

GlydeGirl · 03-09-2006, 03:18 PM

We are not alone.

kenny · 03-09-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by volante

It was only a few years ago that scientists discovered how bees could fly - before then it was thought to be aerodynamically impossible. Fortunately no-one told the bees.

Einstein has a lock on this theory of relativity thing though

It's been tested and utilized many times

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny

Thats what I meant by "warping"

But still.. I don't see it

wormholes are a theory that lay heavily towards fiction

einstein-rosenberg

kenny · 03-09-2006, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

einstein-rosenberg

That doesn't mean that they exsist or thats it's possible to make one.

I don't pretend to know everything about it, but every creditable thing I've read/seen about wormholes doesn't favour the idea as probable reality.

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Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Oh it's all horseshit. If it was an announcement about life in our Solar System it would be announced by the President by mandate NOT some geek at NASA. It's just bullshit hype that's gotten out of hand. I can prove there's life in our solar system by looking in a mirror. Here's data from www.drudgereport.com NASA'S CASSINI DISCOVERS POTENTIAL LIQUID WATER ON ENCELADUS Thu Mar 09 2006 11:21:33 ET Exclusive [Press release set for 2 PM ET release] NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have found evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt in Yellowstone-like geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. The rare occurrence of liquid water so near the surface raises many new questions about the mysterious moon. "We realize that this is a radical conclusion - that we may have evidence for liquid water within a body so small and so cold," said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. "However, if we are right, we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar system environments where we might possibly have conditions suitable for living organisms." High-resolution Cassini images show icy jets and towering plumes ejecting huge quantities of particles at high speed. Scientists examined several models to explain the process. They ruled out the idea the particles are produced or blown off the moon's surface by vapor created when warm water ice converts to a gas. Instead, scientists have found evidence for a much more exciting possibility. The jets might be erupting from near-surface pockets of liquid water above 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), like cold versions of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone. "We previously knew of at most three places where active volcanism exists: Jupiter's moon Io, Earth, and possibly Neptune's moon Triton. Cassini changed all that, making Enceladus the latest member of this very exclusive club, and one of the most exciting places in the solar system," said John Spencer, Cassini scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder. -more--2- "Other moons in the solar system have liquid-water oceans covered by kilometers of icy crust," said Andrew Ingersoll, imaging team member and atmospheric scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. "What's different here is that pockets of liquid water may be no more than tens of meters below the surface." "As Cassini approached Saturn, we discovered the Saturnian system is filled with oxygen atoms. At the time we had no idea where the oxygen was coming from," said Candy Hansen, Cassini scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. "Now we know Enceladus is spewing out water molecules, which break down into oxygen and hydrogen." Scientists still have many questions. Why is Enceladus so active? Are other sites on Enceladus active? Might this activity have been continuous enough over the moon's history for life to have had a chance to take hold in the moon's interior? In the spring of 2008, scientists will get another chance to look at Enceladus when Cassini flies within 350 kilometers (approximately 220 miles), but much work remains after the spacecraft's four-year prime mission is over. "There's no question, along with the moon Titan, Enceladus should be a very high priority for us. Saturn has given us two exciting worlds to explore," said Jonathan Lunine, Cassini interdisciplinary scientist, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Mission scientists report these and other Enceladus findings in this week's issue of Science. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology

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Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	Life, could be.. although I doubt that a site with startrek in it's domain has valid info. However, this solarsystem doe NOT hold intelligent life (ourselves included.) __________________ ..and I'm off.

03-09-2006, 10:31 AM	#13
Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Oh it's all horseshit. If it was an announcement about life in our Solar System it would be announced by the President by mandate NOT some geek at NASA. It's just bullshit hype that's gotten out of hand. I can prove there's life in our solar system by looking in a mirror. Here's data from www.drudgereport.com NASA'S CASSINI DISCOVERS POTENTIAL LIQUID WATER ON ENCELADUS Thu Mar 09 2006 11:21:33 ET Exclusive [Press release set for 2 PM ET release] NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have found evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt in Yellowstone-like geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. The rare occurrence of liquid water so near the surface raises many new questions about the mysterious moon. "We realize that this is a radical conclusion - that we may have evidence for liquid water within a body so small and so cold," said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. "However, if we are right, we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar system environments where we might possibly have conditions suitable for living organisms." High-resolution Cassini images show icy jets and towering plumes ejecting huge quantities of particles at high speed. Scientists examined several models to explain the process. They ruled out the idea the particles are produced or blown off the moon's surface by vapor created when warm water ice converts to a gas. Instead, scientists have found evidence for a much more exciting possibility. The jets might be erupting from near-surface pockets of liquid water above 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), like cold versions of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone. "We previously knew of at most three places where active volcanism exists: Jupiter's moon Io, Earth, and possibly Neptune's moon Triton. Cassini changed all that, making Enceladus the latest member of this very exclusive club, and one of the most exciting places in the solar system," said John Spencer, Cassini scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder. -more--2- "Other moons in the solar system have liquid-water oceans covered by kilometers of icy crust," said Andrew Ingersoll, imaging team member and atmospheric scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. "What's different here is that pockets of liquid water may be no more than tens of meters below the surface." "As Cassini approached Saturn, we discovered the Saturnian system is filled with oxygen atoms. At the time we had no idea where the oxygen was coming from," said Candy Hansen, Cassini scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. "Now we know Enceladus is spewing out water molecules, which break down into oxygen and hydrogen." Scientists still have many questions. Why is Enceladus so active? Are other sites on Enceladus active? Might this activity have been continuous enough over the moon's history for life to have had a chance to take hold in the moon's interior? In the spring of 2008, scientists will get another chance to look at Enceladus when Cassini flies within 350 kilometers (approximately 220 miles), but much work remains after the spacecraft's four-year prime mission is over. "There's no question, along with the moon Titan, Enceladus should be a very high priority for us. Saturn has given us two exciting worlds to explore," said Jonathan Lunine, Cassini interdisciplinary scientist, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Mission scientists report these and other Enceladus findings in this week's issue of Science. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology

03-09-2006, 10:33 AM	#16
Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	This shit pisses me off. NASA is just grandstanding over some information that is meaningless. We already know the universe is full of water. That's been proven already. So they found liquid water on a moon of Saturn and they need a major press coverage for this shit? Fucking morons.

03-09-2006, 10:34 AM	#17
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03-09-2006, 10:38 AM	#18
LadyMischief Orgasms N Such! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oakville, Ontario Posts: 18,135	Yeah I was gonna say, life in our solar system shouldn't be surprising.. doesn't mean it's INTELLIGENT life... bacteria could live in many of the conditions on other planets/moons in our solar system, it's already been proven. Just because we haven't found them yet (or heard about it) doesn't mean they aren't there. __________________ ICQ 3522039 Content Manager - orgasm.com [email protected]

03-09-2006, 10:39 AM	#19
QualityMpegs Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 3,521	whoopedeedoo...fucking water...thats worth a major headline and a overloaded news channel server __________________ PAYSITES CATEGORIZED AND THUMBNAILED BY NICHE - 69767780

03-09-2006, 10:40 AM	#20
CyberHustler Masterbaiter Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26,558	there is life in our solar system... on this lil planet called EARTH!

03-09-2006, 10:55 AM	#26
loverboy When it rains, it pours Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 20,609	Steve Speilberg must have a hand on this lol

03-09-2006, 11:05 AM	#28
Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	http://www.universetoday.com/am/publ...wn_canava.html Here's a pic of the moon Enceladus that is the supposed subject of today's meeting. The only other breaking news NASA can tell us is that their new orbiter that's supposed to be arriving at Mars soon just blew up or went off course or some other dumb shit.

03-09-2006, 11:09 AM	#30
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	Come on man. I wan little green guys to land on the white house lawn, and shoot lasers at it. __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!

03-09-2006, 11:13 AM	#32
Relish XXX Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: www.adultlabel.com Posts: 4,904	Just imagine if aliens did pop down for a cuppa tea and the first person they met was George Bush. How fucking embarrassing for the whole of the planet. I would like aliens to drop by but not untill retard bollocks was out of power. __________________

03-09-2006, 11:17 AM	#33
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	all this about water?

03-09-2006, 02:07 PM	#34
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	where are the aliens? __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

03-09-2006, 02:15 PM	#35
Phoenix BACON BACON BACON Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poems everybody, the laddie fancies himself a poet Posts: 35,465	http://www.startrekcentral.com/trekk...ientists-warn/ get out your sunscreen __________________ Skype Phoenixskype1 Telegram PhoenixBrad https://quantads.io

03-09-2006, 03:18 PM	#47
GlydeGirl Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,516	We are not alone.