K-Tec

Life found on meteorite?

  • michaeloconnell
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
More
13 years 9 months ago #88479 by michaeloconnell
Life found on meteorite? was created by michaeloconnell
NASA scientist claims to have found evidence of life in a meteorite.
For more:
scitech.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page...=48997469&pageNum=-1

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
13 years 9 months ago #88484 by mykc
Replied by mykc on topic Re: Life found on meteorite?
Fascinating stuff! But we have been here before with the "microfossils on Mars" and there is considerable skepticism about these claims. For example, see this blog:

www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/03/06/134311...tes?ft=1&f=114424647

Mike

Skywatcher 120 mm ED on a CG5 mount.
Orion UK 300mm Dobsonian

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • michaeloconnell
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
More
13 years 9 months ago #88490 by michaeloconnell
Replied by michaeloconnell on topic Re: Life found on meteorite?
The only way I can read into this is that NASA or the scientist in question are deliberately taking a low profile on this. Rather than wheeling out the US President to make an announcement, they want to let the evidence speak for itself in a low profile way rather than trying to pressure the scientific community to accept something they may be sceptical about.
An interesting one to watch.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
13 years 9 months ago #88499 by johnomahony
Replied by johnomahony on topic Re: Life found on meteorite?

michaeloconnell wrote: The only way I can read into this is that NASA or the scientist in question are deliberately taking a low profile on this. Rather than wheeling out the US President to make an announcement, they want to let the evidence speak for itself in a low profile way rather than trying to pressure the scientific community to accept something they may be sceptical about.
An interesting one to watch.


Nasa have to be very careful about making unsubstantiated claims. It looks like the evidence will go through the scientific process of scrutiny before any formal claims are made. It should be an interesting read.

The Lord giveth, the Revenue taketh away. (John 1:16)

www.flickr.com/photos/7703127@N07/

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
13 years 9 months ago #88509 by mjc
Replied by mjc on topic Re: Life found on meteorite?
It doesn't feel right - credibility wise.

The material isn't published in any credible Journal and it isn't preprinted in arXiv.org . It isn't announced on a website of a recognised science institution.

The paper is presented in HTML format on an obscure web site:
here

Fox News - eat my shorts!

Mark C.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
13 years 9 months ago #88516 by dave_lillis
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Life found on meteorite?
I feel a dose of cold fusion coming upon us. :stooges:

Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)

Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.109 seconds
Powered by Kunena Forum