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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Just watched Europa Report and it felt like a space version of Blair Witch Project. ~Not a fan. I agree :) |
Zombu2 Send message Joined: 24 Feb 01 Posts: 1615 Credit: 49,315,423 RAC: 0 |
Just watched Europa Report and it felt like a space version of Blair Witch Project. ~Not a fan. Gravity was just as bad if not even worse I came down with a bad case of i don't give a crap |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34854 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
NASA plots flight to Europa. http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/nasa-plots-flight-to-europa/story-e6frfkui-1226845688398 NASA is plotting a robotic mission to Jupiter's watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be some form of life. Cheers. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
NASA plots flight to Europa. Might try and get a little nap in before then. Wouldn't want to miss it. :) |
Zombu2 Send message Joined: 24 Feb 01 Posts: 1615 Credit: 49,315,423 RAC: 0 |
well for 15 million it's gonna be the first toothpick in space... I came down with a bad case of i don't give a crap |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34854 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
well for 15 million it's gonna be the first toothpick in space... But that's just to start planning the mission, not the actual mission itself. ;-) Cheers. |
Zombu2 Send message Joined: 24 Feb 01 Posts: 1615 Credit: 49,315,423 RAC: 0 |
so no toothpick ? guess i thought 15 mill get you some paper and the actual toothpick anyways still cool they start exploring I came down with a bad case of i don't give a crap |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Jupiter Ganymede update.. Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice The largest moon in our solar system, a companion to Jupiter named Ganymede, might have ice and oceans stacked up in several layers like a club sandwich, according to new NASA-funded research that models the moon's makeup. Previously, the moon was thought to harbor a thick ocean sandwiched between just two layers of ice, one on top and one on bottom. http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/news/ganymede20140501/index.html |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Jupiter Ganymede update.. Thanks Lynn :) |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
NASA plots flight to Europa. Amen! Annie, Welcome :) |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
A Salty Surprise: Ocean on Saturn's Titan Moon Possibly as Salty as the Dead Sea Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini mission have evidence that the ocean inside Saturn's largest moon, Titan, might be as salty as the Dead Sea here on Earth. With Cassini data obtained over the last 10 years, researchers have been able to better understand Titan's outer ice shell, thereby revealing its salty ocean. http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/7880/20140702/a-salty-surprise-ocean-on-saturns-titan-moon-possibly-as-salty-as-the-dead-sea.htm |
Larry Monske Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 281 Credit: 554,328 RAC: 0 |
The most unusual moon is Hyperion. It a rather large comet looks like a a sponge. It is all ice and very large. |
yo2013 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 14 Posts: 173 Credit: 50,837 RAC: 0 |
A Salty Surprise: Ocean on Saturn's Titan Moon Possibly as Salty as the Dead Sea That's nice! A lot of salt means that plenty of chemical elements are available to possible life. Contrary to what the news says, this is good for (alien) life. A pure water ocean will probably be a dead ocean. We must not have a geocentric view. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
A Salty Surprise: Ocean on Saturn's Titan Moon Possibly as Salty as the Dead Sea +1! rOZZ Music Pictures |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
The Dead Sea harbors only bacteria and algae. If it is in fact water and very salty then this bodes ill for intelligent sea life on Titan. ANYhow I always thought that it was Europa that had the ocean under a layer of ice whereas Titan had only Methane. What's going on here Ladies and Germs ?? |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
The Dead Sea harbors only bacteria and algae. If it is in fact water and very salty then this bodes ill for intelligent sea life on Titan. ANYhow I always thought that it was Europa that had the ocean under a layer of ice whereas Titan had only Methane. What's going on here Ladies and Germs ?? From Wikipedia: Titan is primarily composed of water ice and rocky material. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon) rOZZ Music Pictures |
yo2013 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 14 Posts: 173 Credit: 50,837 RAC: 0 |
The Dead Sea harbors only bacteria and algae. That's because Earth fishes are adapted to less salty water. There is no physical nor chemical reason that prevents the development of complex life on more salty water. Don't be so geocentric. For example, now most of the life on Earth uses oxygen, but 2-3 billion years ago it was poisonous to all life. Also, solar light was 10% weaker, there was no ozone layer, etc. Don't think that the current environment where Earth life lives in is the only environment where any life can live. |
yo2013 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 14 Posts: 173 Credit: 50,837 RAC: 0 |
For example, now most of the life on Earth uses oxygen, but 2-3 billion years ago it was poisonous to all life. Also, solar light was 10% weaker, there was no ozone layer Yeah, follow the links from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxygenation_Event About the solar irradiance evolution: this, for example.
Well, we don't even have a universally-agreed definition of life or intelligence that applies to Earthlings, but we all can recognize terrestrial life and intelligence when we see them, so I don't think we need a definition of life to search for life in Europe. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Water moons ? Cassini Spacecraft Reveals 101 Geysers and more on Icy Saturn Moon Scientists using mission data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. Their analysis suggests it is possible for liquid water to reach from the moon’s underground sea all the way to its surface. http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/july/nasa-s-long-lived-mars-opportunity-rover-sets-off-world-driving-record/index.html |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
"How The Universe Works" Next Wednesday, Saturn :) Check your local programming. |
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