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Making their comments at a panel discussion Tuesday, the space scientists predict that the first discoveries will come within a decade. Chief scientist Ellen Stofan believes we’ll have “definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years,” as “in most cases we have the technology, and we’re on a path to implementing it. And so I think we’re definitely on the road.”
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Since man first touched the moon and brought pieces of it back to Earth, scientists have thought that the lunar surface was bone dry.
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As we look towards the Moon with thoughts of setting up a permanent home there, one new question is paramount: does the Moon have water? Although none has been definitely detected, recent evidence suggests that it's there.
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The new findings, detailed in the Sept. 25 issue of the journal Science, come in the wake of further evidence of lunar polar water ice by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and just weeks before the planned lunar impact of NASA's LCROSS satellite, which will hit one of the permanently shadowed craters at the moon's south pole in hope of churning up evidence of water ice deposits in the debris field.
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It's official: There's water ice on the moon, and lots of it. When melted, the water could potentially be used to drink or to extract hydrogen for rocket fuel.
The telescope, which cost $180 million (£135 million) and took five years to build, will be switched on from September.
"The project has the potential to search for more strange objects to better understand the origin of the universe and boost the global hunt for extraterrestrial life,"
As let's be honest. News of life elsewhere ruins all religion. If that happens, mass hysteria breaks out and then, well I do not know. Serious problems occur
originally posted by: ironicinori
It doesn't "ruin all religion" at all. That sounds like something only a radical internet atheist would say. I made up this classification, but you know the type.
The irony is that they have an unbelievably narrow understanding of the religions they love to bash. Then they project that narrow-mindedness on all religious people. I don't know what specific belief you think would be shattered by extraterrestrial life, but I guarantee you a tiny percentage of religious people would agree.
Lol when people who try to put God in their tiny little box of understanding, whether it's religious nuts, or all knowing atheists online.
originally posted by: uncommitted
a reply to: BlackProject
Why do you say 'news of life elsewhere, ruins all religions'?
On what are you basing that? The Vatican has openly expressed the possibility. No major religion has in recent times (let's say last 200 years or so) stated definitively that they believe there is no life except on Earth. Scientology (if you call it a religion) practically needs ET life to actually define and vindicate itself.
Water on the moon has been theorised for decades - by NASA I believe as well as other agencies. Some form of life is theorised on one of the moons of Saturn. These are not new theories.
originally posted by: schuyler
It seems very likely that we will find some sort of microbial life elsewhere. My question is: What's the Big Deal? Isn't that what everyone more or less expects? I don't know ANYONE who has ever expressed otherwise. Oh, I've seen lots of people on ATS take a lofty superior position and say something like, 'Anyone who thinks there is no life elsewhere in the Universe is ignorant!' which is just a Straw Man argument because nobody thinks that way. It's actually ignorant to claim they do. If we found microbes on Mars or on some moon of Jupiter or Saturn I really don't think it would cause panic except perhaps in the headlines of the MSM which would sensationalize it. And I don't think religion would be affected in the least. The Vatican has already come out and said, in effect, "We can dig it."
Really. No Big Deal. Jesus loves aliens. Get over it.
originally posted by: omniEther
Aliens are not real, if they do come don't believe it. It will be a set up for a one world government.
originally posted by: chrismarco
a reply to: BlackProject
Nobody cares if microbial life is found on one planet let alone a thousand..there is not suggestion by the article that intelligent life will be discovered...and religion will not break down...someone can always just create a new one
originally posted by: BlackProject
originally posted by: schuyler
It seems very likely that we will find some sort of microbial life elsewhere. My question is: What's the Big Deal? Isn't that what everyone more or less expects? I don't know ANYONE who has ever expressed otherwise. Oh, I've seen lots of people on ATS take a lofty superior position and say something like, 'Anyone who thinks there is no life elsewhere in the Universe is ignorant!' which is just a Straw Man argument because nobody thinks that way. It's actually ignorant to claim they do. If we found microbes on Mars or on some moon of Jupiter or Saturn I really don't think it would cause panic except perhaps in the headlines of the MSM which would sensationalize it. And I don't think religion would be affected in the least. The Vatican has already come out and said, in effect, "We can dig it."
Really. No Big Deal. Jesus loves aliens. Get over it.
Only recently has religion pointed to the idea of life elsewhere, this was not the same thought process back in the 70's or even 80's so no need to act like it was always written. Just because some fellow called the Pope decides to protect his fortunes buy implementing a scape goat into his stories only shows how fickle religion is. Its like Chinese whispers, id love to see the original story the fellow told in the local pub, I am sure he was a cracking story teller.
As let's be honest. News of life elsewhere, ruins all religion. If that happens, mass hysteria breaks out and then, well I do not know. Serious problems occur. Hence the reason such a subject is always portrayed in the light of crazy talk, I guess it is better to leave it there in the case of mass confusion.
So whichever side of the fence you are on, there is a slow and obvious build, that is showing from many sources that alien life will be found in 2025.
As let's be honest. News of life elsewhere, ruins all religion. If that happens, mass hysteria breaks out and then, well I do not know. Serious problems occur. Hence the reason such a subject is always portrayed in the light of crazy talk, I guess it is better to leave it there in the case of mass confusion.