Aliens exist, and we have proof.

[DaanO]

“The exciting thing is that they are in many cases recognizable and can be associated very closely with the generic species here on earth,” said Hoover. Some of the fossils, however, are quite odd. “There are some that are just very strange and don’t look like anything that I’ve been able to identify, and I’ve shown them to many other experts that have also come up stump.”

In order to satisfy the inevitable hoard of buzz-killing skeptics, Hoover’s study and evidence were made available to his peers in the scientific community in advance of the study’s publications, giving them a chance to thoroughly dissect his findings. Comments from those who decided to sift through the evidence will be published online, alongside the study.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/n ... falienlife

http://journalofcosmology.com/Life100.html

Extremely awesome. It'll probably still take ages until we ever find a single live alien, but i can't wait to put this in the face of some fundamentalists

[dux]

What I'm waiting for is that aliens look just like us. Sort of like an experiment, our species got placed on random planets and we're being watched and examined in how we all evolve. I rekon we are in last place and all the other planets know about us, but avoid us like an ex at a friends wedding. Derp.

[insta]

I didn't know you were insane, dux. This is a very interesting development!

[Bunglo]

I would err on the side of caution, Daan. We've had similar claims made in the past turning out to be nothing to get excited about.

Like some meteors from Mars on Earth, it's entirely possible that a meteor from some time ago hit our planet, launching a chunk out of it's atmosphere (carrying some bacteria along with it) where it's been orbiting the sun for no one knows how long and it finally re-entered Earth's atmosphere.

This would explain a. the bacteria fossil (if that's what it is) and b. why it looks similar to what's already found on Earth. There's a crap load of bacteria on this planet, to find something different from the rest is no surprise.

[Steppenwolf]

What I'm waiting for is that aliens look just like us. Sort of like an experiment, our species got placed on random planets and we're being watched and examined in how we all evolve. I rekon we are in last place and all the other planets know about us, but avoid us like an ex at a friends wedding. Derp.

Isn't this what happend in Star Trek?

[Sentura]

i just got a science boner

[syver]

might want to read this too; Did scientists discover bacteria in meteorites?

[DaanO]

Just read it, and ("I'm surprised anyone is granting it any credibility at all.") feel a bit gullible even though i had my doubts. Wanting to believe is a strong force within anyone eh? Still, even though the guy who wrote the article you're referring to sounds pretty credible it's one man's word against the others, so i guess i'll hold still for a while and wait until this settles down. I do hope however the credible-sounding guy turns out to be some kind of internet troll and this is genuine

[Mazy]

Bullshit until I see a picture of a Grey

[Sentura]

i guess the biology professor holds merit since this falls within his field. still, we've found organisms that are based on arsenic and not carbon, so i don't think we're far off.

[Bunglo]

i guess the biology professor holds merit since this falls within his field. still, we've found organisms that are based on arsenic and not carbon, so i don't think we're far off.

No we haven't. We found some extremophile that had the ability to substitute arsenic for phosphorus. If I recall correctly, it was done under a lab experiment. I personally don't bother with these pop-science magazines for the simple reason they're pop-science magazines. Reporters don't really give a damn about getting the facts, they just want sensational headlines to garner attention from as many people as they can. Most don't look any further than the article and leave with a feeling they've learned something when they've probably just been mislead.

The frequency of these NASA reports of possible ET life clipped to the press releases seem to be increasing lately... Money problems perhaps?

[Sentura]

apparently they still call it arsenic based though, for whatever reason

[Bunglo]

I'm not aware of any biologist/chemist calling it such. I've only seen such wording from article headlines. Regardless, it's not arsenic based and I'd advise every one to not get excited when claims like this pop up every now and then.