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No Joe (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 02:49 PM Original message |
Jupiter’s moon Europa: Lake theory boosts hopes for life |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. MORE species of life to exploit into extinction! Yay! |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Most likely there are only microbes there |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The amount of energy available based upon the geothermal upwellings of the core |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I'm sure the greedy will find a way. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Microbes or not, they're foreigners. The CIA must have the latitude to torture them. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. sadly, how true---we can't even take care of life here on earth, much less another planet's moon |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 07:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Reminds me of a Jack Handey quote: |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Crammed on one tiny ass blue marble floating around in infinite space. |
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johnd83 (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Unfortunately the mission that would have found life on Europa was cancelled |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Well |
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johnd83 (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Actually NASA isn't that poorly funded |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. uhm |
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johnd83 (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I see your point about the budget, but you inverted my SpaceX point |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Considering their missions |
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johnd83 (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 01:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Personally I would love to see nasa have $50-100 billion to do manned missions |
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No Joe (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Let's start screaming, "EUROPA HAS WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!!!!" |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Absolutely. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. NASA's budget usually compares well with programs for American Indians. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. Attempt no landings there |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Art Bell was talking about this many years ago. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Art Bell was talking about this many years ago. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. If we ever get our shit together, we should go and look..nt |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Wasn't this the basis for Arthur C. Clarke's; |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. To pick a nit, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. Doubt that we are alone in the universe, however, if anyone is thinking of jumping from |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yes of course, we never landed on the moon |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. I was wondering where I was going to go on vacation... |
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N7Shepard (191 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. Why are we screwing around on Mars and not exploring Europa? I know |
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N7Shepard (191 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Oops, meant 10x |
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Humanist_Activist (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 06:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Little bit more than just distance... |
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fl_socialist (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
23. Very interesting, thanks for sharing. |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. Coooool! |
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BamaFanLee (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
31. If Europa can support life... |
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