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by Faithfree » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:30 am
I think I'll reserve all judgement on this one for the moment. No doubt some controversy to follow.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... 156780.htm
NASA scientist 'finds alien fossils on meteorite'
A NASA scientist says he has found evidence of tiny fossilised bacteria on three meteorites and maintains the microscopic life forms are not native to Earth.
If confirmed, this research would suggest life in the universe is widespread and life on Earth may have come from elsewhere in the solar system, riding to our planet on space rocks like comets, moons and other astral bodies.
The study, published online in The Journal of Cosmology, is considered so controversial it is accompanied by a statement from the journal's editor seeking other scientific comment, which is to be published starting later today.
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The actual paper:
http://journalofcosmology.com/Life100.htmlAlthough it may look like a forum, this site is actually a crowd-sourced science project modelling the slow but inexorable heat death of the universe.
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by Azathoth » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:33 am
Outside the ordered universe is that amorphous blight of nethermost confusion which blasphemes and bubbles at the center of all infinity—the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth, whose name no lips dare speak aloud, and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes.
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by Faithfree » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:39 am
Thanks for the link. I've had my strong suspicions about the Journal of Cosmology.
The fact that the guy is employed by NASA probably gives him apparent credibility in the eyes of the media, but there are plenty of mavericks working for scientific organisations. The place he's chosen to publish this speaks volumes.
Although it may look like a forum, this site is actually a crowd-sourced science project modelling the slow but inexorable heat death of the universe.
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