SCI/TECH: European orbiter detects frozen water on Mars!

BREAKING NEWS: The Mars European orbiter has detected frozen water at Mars's southern pole. Details remain sketchy but more to follow

This just came up on TV so i guess its going to be a few minutes before we hear anything more.





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do they have contact with the rover again??

ROFL!

It wasn't NASA it was the european orbiter!!!

ICE FOUND ON MARS POLE

The European orbiter Mars Express has detected frozen wateron the planet's South Pole.

"We have identified water ice on the South Pole," Vittorio Formisano, a European Space Agency (ESA) scientist said.

The announcement at a press conference at the Mars Express mission headquarters backs the strong indications provided by NASA's

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ahh I was a bit confused

Could you change the titile of this news article?

thats made my day ^.^

Great news! Isn't this ironic?
After the Beagle 2 disappearence, and the sucessfull Spirit's landing on Mars no one expected this!

WOO-HOO!!!

It's Europe baby!!!
man, this is awsome!!!

Proud European

i dont like bein classed as european.... even though im from the U.K..... but im happy it wasnt the yanks.

Wow Great!Now i can keep my beer cold the next time i visit mars!

That is great news! Now I wonder if we can figure out what happened to Spirit.

Well Beagle is british-built, isn't the orbiter a brit invention too?

Originally posted by Nerdling
Well Beagle is british-built, isn't the orbiter a brit invention too?

Well NASA probably got where they got in space by robbing all of the UK's best scientists anway, as well as other countries smartest people. I'm sure if they UK had the money and it's own space program we would be leading the way in space.

Originally posted by John Nada

Originally posted by Nerdling
Well Beagle is british-built, isn't the orbiter a brit invention too?

Well NASA probably got where they got in space by robbing all of the UK's best scientists anway, as well as other countries smartest people. I'm sure if they UK had the money and it's own space program we would be leading the way in space.

Damn right John!

What we could do if we had american backing, instead of us backing americans.

*enormous british blag unravels behind him and chords of land and hope and glory begin to play*

Yes, some of the most neccessary items we have today have been built in Britain (*cough* Scotland *cough) and i think we could do well in space on our own.

Just imagine trying to launch a rocket from Lewis or the Shetlands.

Spook the sheep!
BAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Sure, if you guys ever get a clear day, to actually launch that is, hehe....

Ahh...just kiddin'

Well, I'm not surprised at all... Nor will I be surprised when they announce that they've analyzed the water samples from the rover, and found what appear to be micro-organisms... They're simply easing us into the greater announcement.....

Originally posted by Gazrok
Sure, if you guys ever get a clear day, to actually launch that is, hehe....

Ahh...just kiddin'

Well, I'm not surprised at all... Nor will I be surprised when they announce that they've analyzed the water samples from the rover, and found what appear to be micro-organisms... They're simply easing us into the greater announcement.....

WE HAVE CLEAR DAYS!

All 2 of them in july.

rule britannia.

neway.

water on mars eh? on the subject of life on mars... this sounds pretty promising.

Originally posted by GeniusSage
rule britannia.

neway.

water on mars eh? on the subject of life on mars... this sounds pretty promising.

NASA would throw a screaming hissy fit if it was us brit's who found out about the water instead of them

Originally posted by Nerdling

Originally posted by John Nada

Originally posted by Nerdling
Well Beagle is british-built, isn't the orbiter a brit invention too?

Well NASA probably got where they got in space by robbing all of the UK's best scientists anway, as well as other countries smartest people. I'm sure if they UK had the money and it's own space program we would be leading the way in space.

Damn right John!

What we could do if we had american backing, instead of us backing americans.

*enormous british blag unravels behind him and chords of land and hope and glory begin to play*

Yes, some of the most neccessary items we have today have been built in Britain (*cough* Scotland *cough) and i think we could do well in space on our own.

Just imagine trying to launch a rocket from Lewis or the Shetlands.

Spook the sheep!
BAAAAAAAAAAAA!

lmao

Yeah...let the music swell. I feel all choked up...

Originally posted by Gazrok
Sure, if you guys ever get a clear day, to actually launch that is, hehe....

Ahh...just kiddin'

Well, I'm not surprised at all... Nor will I be surprised when they announce that they've analyzed the water samples from the rover, and found what appear to be micro-organisms... They're simply easing us into the greater announcement.....

yeah...well...ermmm...We have a good five day slot in summer in which we could do ALL our missions.

england is the 51st state, so anything you do we can take credit for anyway.