Pretty sweet info if it pans out to be true (still waiting on NASA since I heard this a few days ago).

Just want to say though- If NASA comes out and says "it is most likely life", then all those "disclosure by the end of the year" people were right.

Sure...its no bipedal, intelligent, space man with technology and philosophy for all...but it SURLY WOULD be disclosure of alien life straight from the horse's mouth.

OH man, I can't even imagine how many folks here have posted things like- "no way is disclosure coming by the end of the year, are you stupid" or "just like all predictions on this site, it will not happen".

Yes, yes, YES, again, this is not "first contact with intelligent life", but it IS disclosure of LIFE from space.

Making said "discovery", IF true, arguably the BIGGEST discovery in the history of mankind.

Life becomes a statistic amongst the stars. And, with it so close to our planet, that statistic MUST be very high (unless you want to think we have a magic solar system).

Very cool, and IF true, the greatest news I have ever heard from any scientific study ever produced from anywhere.

And...again...IN YOUR FACE anti-disclosure people (me included, I laughed at the disclosure people, just not openly).

The world is changing...you know the Pope had early access to this information FOR SURE. The Vatican's announcement on "possible life from space" could easily have been just damage control in light of the upcoming news "life is/was elsewhere"

Biggest news to hit this planet since "whatever killed the dinosaurs". Sadly, the majority our dumbed-down society of product-consuming-zombies, will probably brush this off as "no big deal", but those of us who are a little more "interested in universal truths and the validity of good science" will no doubt accept this as "ground shaking news" if it is true.

Anyone else want to mock the disclosure people, or have you earned a little needed humility on the subject?

Can't wait to see if NASA brings this to the table...right now its all rumors.

But, if it comes...it IS disclosure of ET by the END of 2009.

That is "on the money" and "in line" with the whole 2009-disclosure camp. Score for them.

I'm confused about something. The source article said something about fossilized remains found in in meteor rock that was blasted out Mars when the solar system was forming. How can that be? Is it suggesting that there was life here before the solar system was created? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

In all honesty, though, if it's bacterial life that is the subject of disclosure, who really cares? Not Joe Blow on the street. But if it's the disclosure of the exopolitical kind, then way bigger deal.

Originally posted by TheComte
In all honesty, though, if it's bacterial life that is the subject of disclosure, who really cares? Not Joe Blow on the street. But if it's the disclosure of the exopolitical kind, then way bigger deal.

That is a scary and sad statement. I am ready to face thousands of people saying the very same thing in light of this incredible news.

Life...from space...no matter how complex or small...still means....life from space.

This is possibly the biggest discovery ever made by science and the largest news to come from any agency/outfit dealing with space exploration.

The news is huge...it would prove that life not only exists outside earth's domain, but that life is SO populated amongst the stars, that it could be found on two planets around one sun...I won't even begin saying how "earth shaking that is.

You are right, "joe blow" will not care....but then again, if it don't have CGI effects, nudity and violence, Mr Blow don't give a damn.

But for a thinking man/woman...this is paramount news, possibly the biggest ever released to the human race.

Originally posted by TheComte
In all honesty, though, if it's bacterial life that is the subject of disclosure, who really cares? Not Joe Blow on the street. But if it's the disclosure of the exopolitical kind, then way bigger deal.

Hello from Mrs. Joe Blow, here.

I care.

Disclosure doesn't have to be a ufo landing on the white house lawn.

If this rock has something in it, no matter how small, proving life from another planet, that is pretty amazing to me.

Originally posted by Mr Mask

Originally posted by TheComte
In all honesty, though, if it's bacterial life that is the subject of disclosure, who really cares? Not Joe Blow on the street. But if it's the disclosure of the exopolitical kind, then way bigger deal.

That is a scary and sad statement. I am ready to face thousands of people saying the very same thing in light of this incredible news.

Life...from space...no matter how complex or small...still means....life from space.

This is possibly the biggest discovery ever made by science and the largest news to come from any agency/outfit dealing with space exploration.

The news is huge...it would prove that life not only exists outside earth's domain, but that life is SO populated amongst the stars, that it could be found on two planets around one sun...I won't even begin saying how "earth shaking that is.

You are right, "joe blow" will not care....but then again, if it don't have CGI effects, nudity and violence, Mr Blow don't give a damn.

But for a thinking man/woman...this is paramount news, possibly the biggest ever released to the human race.

Nothing more I would want to add to this thread than has just been said above !

Time for everyone , forgetting race / religion etc , to just sit down and re evaluate exactly WHO/WHAT WE ARE !

.. and where do our children go from here ?

This could be disclosure by the end of the year If N.A.S.A confirms life from mars ...

However as it says in many articles.... the case for a mars origin is now stronger ... not confirmed just stronger .. there are other things that need to be eliminated first before a smoking gun can be announced.

I will point out though , that if rocks from mars can find there way here .. then rocks from Earth can certainly find there way to mars...

I fear the hardcore non believers will jump on this band wagon even if the big announcement is made . They will just say that the life on mars originated from earth as we cross contaminated the planet with meteors from earth.

i would also feel proud to be alive when they announce even a single cell organism that originates on another planet .. that would confirm to me what i already know.

This is important (if confirmed) but i fear we have a ways to go yet .... life will find a way ... so its only a matter of time .. i wonder if this is the first step to that time?

QS

Hopefully this will start to change humanity's egotistical view of our existence. Ofcourse there is life...if there isn't thats an awful waste of space!