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Nov 30, 2010

Are the Aliens Coming?

NASA and SETI and countless other groups have been searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life for as long as humanity has been looking at the stars. On Thursday, December 2, several NASA astrobiologists will announce results “that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life”.

What does that mean? Judging by the research interests of the scientists involved in the upcoming announcement, this astrobiological discovery will have something to do with water, evolutionary biology, and aquatic bacteria.

The press conference and the discovery will be announced on Thursday after 11AM PST (2PM EST), NASA will also show a video broadcast of the press conference to journalists at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View.

Until then, what do you think this discovery will be? Has extraterrestrial bacterial been discovered preserved in a meteorite? Have we seen evidence of life on a ocean-covered exoplanet?

44 comments:

  1. CopyboyNovember 30, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Great! My 40th B-day will be overshadowed by the coming of E.T.

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  2. Monster MadnessNovember 30, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    I don't know, but it sounds really interesting! :)

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  3. ShimizuNovember 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    sweet, bro
    also, go back to the old template, this red-ish is giving me headache

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  4. cooperlifeNovember 30, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    maybe they found out that WE are the aliens.

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  5. IDDQDNovember 30, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    Cooperlife; I say that every time I see the neighbors :D

    I hope they have something real, not just hopes and dreams, to show. And inhabitable planets too, I want that!

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  6. Cpt PownzorNovember 30, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    waiting to hear the news for sure

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  7. GurneyNovember 30, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    can't wait to see what it is

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  8. StyronNovember 30, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    They always said i was mad. 2012 IS COMING! THE END IS COMING SOON!

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  9. EvanNovember 30, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    Scary stuff. too deep for me right now

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  10. memeadayNovember 30, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    Seeing is believing, that's all I'm gonna say.

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  11. VaporNovember 30, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    It's the day before I turn 30, I hope it's ET rather than Predator-- I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to have to fight off aliens.

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  12. pancakes911November 30, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    To many gullable people in this workld.

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  13. SkimboshNovember 30, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    This really seems like one of those "eternal pushbacks" and we will never see the info.

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  14. Classically Trained NubNovember 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    Aliens. I'm hoping for a predator type species myself. Only then will Earth be cool again.

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  15. AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    It would be pretty sick if they found some sort of primitive life. I am scared shit of life that could be more advanced

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  16. killerkunNovember 30, 2010 at 5:05 PM

    I can't wait to see what they have discovered! :D

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  17. Suciô SanchezNovember 30, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    Nerdy speculation on Slashdot is that it's to do with terrestrial Arsenic-based life. Yawn.

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  18. CowbellrockerNovember 30, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    About damn time. I hope we can finally put the nail in the coffin of Earth being the only life sustaining planet in the universe.

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  19. The Game Store GuyNovember 30, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Sounds exciting. I'd love to see what they might have to offer. I'll be honest in saying I haven't been keeping track of what's going on in the astronomy (and apparently astro-biology) sectors and would love to see what they found.

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  20. AnonfourtwentyNovember 30, 2010 at 5:49 PM

    This is a very interesting post, like most of yours. I really hope they talk about more then just bacteria, I hope they found some intelligent life!

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  21. JRamNovember 30, 2010 at 6:12 PM

    It certainly seems unlikely that they saw life on another planet due to the current limits of our telescope technology.

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  22. JeffNovember 30, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    I vote for this

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  23. AKIBA-POP!November 30, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Can I befriend the aliens?

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  24. EngelhartNovember 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM

    Ice somewhere, no doubt.

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  25. AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    cant wait to see what they have found. cool post.

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  26. IQuotesNovember 30, 2010 at 8:46 PM

    Well a picture = 1000 words!

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  27. kokojestaNovember 30, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    i believe

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  28. Das Auto!November 30, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    what, they haven't found aliens yet? goddamnit, back into the freezer for me. i'll check back in another 50 years

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  29. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    They probably found a fish or a bug. Still'd pretty amazing if they did.

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  30. 000November 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    personally, i think conspiracies are crap

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  31. Guy Movie BloggerNovember 30, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    We better call up Jeff Goldblum to prepare a computer virus just in case we need to blow up the alien mothership.

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  32. AppleloveNovember 30, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    I imagine it will be pretty insignificant news. Maybe microbes in an asteroid or some shat like that

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  33. honkhonkptNovember 30, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    I, personally, am hoping for news of an imminent alien invasion.

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  34. WillowNovember 30, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    If aliens were coming unless they could travel faster then the speed of light then we wouldn't see them during our lifetime.....

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  35. Joel C AnatoliNovember 30, 2010 at 11:06 PM

    Wow!!

    Cant wait to hear what comes from that!!!

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  36. anon408December 1, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    I doubt it will really prove anything. By the way, how did you get that ad inside your blog post?

    http://anon408.blogspot.com

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  37. poorfagsDecember 1, 2010 at 1:32 AM

    D: I hope they are friendly aliens.

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  38. AlexDecember 1, 2010 at 4:17 AM

    been waiting for this im 1 or 2 days...

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  39. Mister SharafDecember 1, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    i hope they are coming:)

    i think they found something on mars. some new gas needed for life or some microorganizm

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  40. NokelDecember 1, 2010 at 5:18 AM

    spoiler: it's a dual blackhole

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  41. LongkidDecember 1, 2010 at 5:29 AM

    I love the old template :P im excited!

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  42. GemmaAndHannahDecember 1, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    good! we need cooler pets!

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  43. SinisaDecember 1, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Maybe...

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  44. Sean Grey HansonDecember 1, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    I think we are not alone in the infinity of the universe, maybe as of now we haven't encounter yet the other kind. Maybe they belong trillion light-years away.

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