When searching for alien planets that could host extraterrestrial life, scientists should broaden their minds beyond "Earth-like planets," researchers say.
http://www.space.com...th-planets.html
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Want to Find Aliens?
Look for More than Just Earth-Like Planets
Started by Persia , Nov 22 2011 03:09 PM
Started by Persia , Nov 22 2011 03:09 PM
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 03:09 PM
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 03:37 PM
It makes perfect sense to me, who knows what varied forms of life have occurred under far different conditions to our own planet.
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 04:20 PM
Makes perfect sense indeed, if you think about the possibility of Silicon base life form, instead of carbon like us(per example).
All known life on Earth is built upon carbon and carbon-based compounds. Yet the possibility has been discussed that life elsewhere may have a different chemical foundation – one based on the element silicon.
http://www.daviddarl...iliconlife.html
but for silicon based life form to breath oxygen is a little problem, maybe they would breath something like sulfur instead.
All known life on Earth is built upon carbon and carbon-based compounds. Yet the possibility has been discussed that life elsewhere may have a different chemical foundation – one based on the element silicon.
http://www.daviddarl...iliconlife.html
but for silicon based life form to breath oxygen is a little problem, maybe they would breath something like sulfur instead.
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 05:09 PM
Like some on said on the link comments; "I just hope we can find Humans on earth first... have you seen any, lately?"
We should think about finding our own humanity and caring of our life here on earth before looking for somewhere else...
We should think about finding our own humanity and caring of our life here on earth before looking for somewhere else...
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 05:30 PM
This makes sense since we have no idea what causes life in the first place.
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 06:36 PM
Science fiction writers have suggested this for years.
But that isn't anything new, either.
But that isn't anything new, either.
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 09:06 PM
theyre only just figuring this out?
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 09:51 PM
Is this not exactly what we have been contemplating for years? I thought we were trying to get something together to burrow into Europa.
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 11:07 PM
psyche101, on 22 November 2011 - 09:51 PM, said:
Is this not exactly what we have been contemplating for years? I thought we were trying to get something together to burrow into Europa.
Indeed so.
Testing a Europa Probe Prototype
Just one example and I am sure there are even olde articles around.
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 11:21 PM
Not to trample on anyone's parade, but if silicon based life is as slow as it is suggested in that video above, would we really call that "life"?
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 11:36 PM
i was the one that sent that to nasa as a question i gave them that idea lol :)
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 04:38 AM
badeskov, on 22 November 2011 - 11:07 PM, said:
Indeed so.
Testing a Europa Probe Prototype
Just one example and I am sure there are even olde articles around.
Cheers,
Badeskov
Testing a Europa Probe Prototype
Just one example and I am sure there are even olde articles around.
Cheers,
Badeskov
As long as they remember to put a Aluminum Tin Foil hat on it this time ! THe Mars Rovers scared all the Martians underground ! When we splash down onto Europa we need to be incognito !
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 04:42 AM
DONTEATUS, on 23 November 2011 - 04:38 AM, said:
As long as they remember to put a Aluminum Tin Foil hat on it this time ! THe Mars Rovers scared all the Martians underground ! When we splash down onto Europa we need to be incognito !
Have a Great Thanksgiving smelt,Borst or what ever you like for Thanksgiving Bad`s justDONTEATUS
Have a Great Thanksgiving smelt,Borst or what ever you like for Thanksgiving Bad`s justDONTEATUS
Oh, I am gonna have a big, fat turkey full of stuffing with all the side dishes and lots of gravy in the best US tradition
I can't, however, even begin to fathom what you will be conjuring up in your FTL capable smoker....
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, albeit I am sure I will be around on Thursday to say the same
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 04:57 AM
Like scientists said if there life out there, you don`nt want to know in what forms:) all I remember is that movie Starship Troopers ,a bug with a brain!!!
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 05:03 AM
docyabut2, on 23 November 2011 - 04:57 AM, said:
Like scientists said if there life out there, you don`nt want to know in what forms:) all I remember is that movie Starship Troopers ,a bug with a brain!!!
That was just a movie. Considering out pool of one, it seems highly likely that our model of a bipedal creature with opposable thumbs is a design that will assit the climb to intelligence. Therefore I suspect most Intelligent Aliens will look somewhat similar to us. As with convergent evolution on our own planet, whereby we saw Marsupials that look just like canines, I feel our model is likely to lead to success in other environments as well.
Of course for life, that parameter is fairly open.
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