Alien Life On Philae Comet, Scientists Say
July 6, 2015 at 11:01 am
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2015 at 11:02 am by Napoléon.
Edit Reason: Changed sensationalist title
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http://news.sky.com/story/1514080/alien-...ntists-say
Not sure what to make of this one. Seems like pure conjecture.
Quote:Evidence of alien life is "unequivocal" on the comet carrying the Philae probe through space, two leading astronomers have said.
The experts say the most likely explanation for certain features of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, such as its organic-rich black crust, is the presence of living organisms beneath an icy surface.
Rosetta, the European spacecraft orbiting the comet, is also said to have picked up strange "clusters" of organic material that resemble viral particles.
But neither Rosetta nor its lander probe, Philae, are equipped to search for direct evidence of life after a proposal to include this in the mission was allegedly dismissed.
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Prof Wickramasinghe said: "What we're saying is that data coming from the comet seems to unequivocally, in my opinion, point to micro-organisms being involved in the formation of the icy structures, the preponderance of aromatic hydrocarbons, and the very dark surface.
These are not easily explained in terms of pre-biotic chemistry.
The dark material is being constantly replenished as it is boiled off by heat from the Sun. Something must be doing that at a fairly prolific rate."
Not sure what to make of this one. Seems like pure conjecture.
