Saturday, December 4, 2010

Extraterrestrial life topic of December two NASA press conference

A NASA press conference was announced Tuesday with the teaser that the subject is about the search for extraterrestrial existence. Taking a page out of Apple’s playbook, NASA has announced an event on the web which is creating a storm of speculation. Based on the list of scientists involved in the press conference, the statement could be about an astrobiology finding that hints at the possibility of existence on nearby worlds.

Astrobiology found by NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration press conference can be releasing really interesting details on an astrobiology discovery. It will "impact the hunt for extraterrestrial existence," supposedly. No other info is offered except for a list of scientists participating in the press conference. Scientists working on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration astrobiology program consist of a geologist, an oceanographer, an ecologist and a biologist. A panel discussion will be done by them. At 2 p.m. EST the National Aeronautics and Space Administration press conference will begin. In Washington D.C., where the headquarters are, the conference will be held.

Is there life on Titan?

Amid all the speculation about the NASA press conference, an idea has emerged that NASA may have discovered proof of life on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The group of scientists in attendance includes Pamela Conrad, an expert on geology as proof of life on Mars. Felisa Wolfe-Simon is an oceanographer who has written about photosynthesis and arsenic, an element known to exist on Titan. Titan's environment resembling earths is one thing Stephen Benner has written about as a NASA Biologist. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s astrobiology program has James Elser as an ecologist. He knows all about environments and the chemistry that life needs to be sustained.

Extraterrestrial existence something National Aeronautics and Space Administration wants to find

There have been a ton of discoveries within the extraterrestrial life search that NASA's press conference is following. The planet Gliese 581g was found in September within the Goldilocks Zone which is a place where liquid water could possibly be found on the planet. National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced the finding of a planet on Nov 20th. Besides the stars in our solar system, the 500th planet orbiting other stars was discovered. There was a huge discovery made by the Kepler Mission earlier this year. It found 156,00 stars with a possible 700 alien worlds in a small section of space.

Articles cited

Space.com

space.com/news/nasa-astrobiology-discovery-announcement-101130.html

Kottke.org

kottke.org/10/11/has-nasa-discovered-extraterrestrial-life

CBS News

cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20024158-501465.html



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