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Boost to Chances of Life on Europa?

Posted by michael on from the cracking-up dept.

Gavinsblog writes "New Scientist is reporting that scientists have found that electricity is produced when aluminium bullets are fired into a block of ice. This raises the chances of finding life on Europa, as eletrical shocks of this kind could cause complex molecules to form. An electrifying discovery? :-)"

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  1. Title? by Sepper · · Score: 5, Funny

    I read the title really fast and thought it said: "Boost to Chances of Life in Europe?"

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  2. Elecrifying discovery by BornInASmallTown · · Score: 4, Funny

    An electrifying discovery?

    I'm shocked that someone would say that.

    1. Re:Elecrifying discovery by objekt404 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Seems to be a charged subject.

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  3. hrm by GoRK · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah you know with all of those aluminum bullets shooting at that stupid moon over the last few billion years, it's bound to have created something!!!!!

    ~GoRK

  4. Just like humanity... by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 5, Funny

    To start shooting bullets at something just because it might be inhabitted.

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  5. That damn dog! by RealErmine · · Score: 3, Funny

    Evidence for the presence of the molecular building blocks for life comes from the yellow-brown stains seen on the ice by the Galileo probe.

    Newer images reveal evidence that these stains may have been left after a recent pass of Pluto.

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