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2naSalit

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6. *snort!*

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 18, 2014, 02:14 AM

Nov 2014

Love it. I was thinking similar thoughts myself.

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Rosetta probe Philae discovers organic molecules on comet [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2014 OP

they may be on the cusp of discovering how we got here.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #1

Yeah Comet Hopper! burrowowl Nov 2014 #2

I just hope this pisses off the religious right mindwalker_i Nov 2014 #3

That was my thought... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #4

*snort!* 2naSalit Nov 2014 #6

Though actually ... starroute Nov 2014 #9

naaa, they have an excuse for everything... Javaman Nov 2014 #19

Oh yeah, I forgot about that mindwalker_i Nov 2014 #20

hahahha! CoffeeCat Nov 2014 #29

While it is cool.. gcomeau Nov 2014 #5

I think the greatest discovery is yet to come. zeemike Nov 2014 #7

It's the Green Slime!!!! robbob Nov 2014 #8

Yes! ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #12

Great, let's send the Koch bros there Quantess Nov 2014 #10

They'd hear "carbon", think "coal" and think it was great. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #15

This was so great to read. Thanks! C Moon Nov 2014 #11

Origin of Life 1. Life Came From Other Planets. Myth of the Organic Soup & Abiogenesis imthevicar Nov 2014 #13

Life only comes from Life? Really? Turk 182 Aug 2015 #36

This could prove life is plentiful throughout the universe. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #14

They found Spock? n/t maxrandb Nov 2014 #16

It's great, but not entirely unexpected n2doc Nov 2014 #17

*Simple* carbon compounds are widespread, but have nothing to do with life. eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #18

100% AndroBaby Nov 2014 #21

Amazing they were able to land on it brightone Nov 2014 #22

Another discovery: the comet is so hard, their hammer broke when they used the "desperate mode" muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #23

I've been on glaciers that were so cold and hard that my titanium ice axe bounced off. FSogol Nov 2014 #24

The 'approaching sandstone' strength claim may be a bit misleading muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #25

Have to admit Feral Child Nov 2014 #26

This whole mission mikeysnot Nov 2014 #27

Carbonaceous meteorites have been known for centuries. cheapdate Nov 2014 #28

Holy Shit! Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #30

Just fround this Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #31

Looks like that paper was torn to bits buy the scientific community Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #34

The Journal of Cosmology is not "mainstream", cheapdate Nov 2014 #35

big deal olddots Nov 2014 #32

So we are made of star stuff. Carl Sagan was right. Monk06 Nov 2014 #33