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Curious NASA Pre-Announcement

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the phone-gnome dept.

CrtxReavr was one of a small avalanche of readers to let us know about a press conference NASA scheduled for Thursday at 2pm to discuss an "astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." I've heard rumors ranging from "proof of life on Titan" to "first contact," depending on how optimistic/crazy you are.

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  1. Mmmmm. Seafood. by oldspewey · · Score: 4, Funny

    If there is life swimming in a big ocean under the ice of Europa, the question becomes: how does it taste?

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    1. Re:Mmmmm. Seafood. by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

      It tastes Europaean.

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    2. Re:Mmmmm. Seafood. by Abstrackt · · Score: 4, Funny

      These days, even chicken doesn't taste like chicken.

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    3. Re:Mmmmm. Seafood. by Americano · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sure it does. You just have to adjust your expectations for what chicken tastes like.

    4. Re:Mmmmm. Seafood. by spun · · Score: 3, Funny

      African or Europaean swallow?

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  2. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by geegel · · Score: 4, Funny

    You just had to ruin it, didn't you?

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  3. Did they find the ancient gene? by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did they find the ancient gene?

  4. It's smoke and mirrors by drumcat · · Score: 3, Funny

    They want you talking about aliens instead of TSA Gate Rape and Wikileaks. Simple as that.

  5. Amazing news by Quato · · Score: 4, Funny

    One of the NASA guys got laid!

    1. Re:Amazing news by gmuslera · · Score: 3, Funny

      NASA astronomer finds extramarital life

  6. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by oodaloop · · Score: 4, Funny

    Way to blow your shot at FR1ST CN0TACT post. Nice going.

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  7. Oh, I know by bhcompy · · Score: 3, Funny

    They found Jita, but their probe got ganked trying to dock with the docking station. $300m in PLEX were lost

  8. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by durrr · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's the classic, "amino acid X found in space", that comet they swooshed by recently would be a good target for announcing "amino acid y found on comet".

    Then again it's too classic, so it definitely have to be MASS RELAY FOUND IN PLUTONIAN ORBIT!

  9. Re:they found that the astrobiology budget was cut by oldspewey · · Score: 3, Funny

    This does meet all the criteria.

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  10. Frungy Frungy Frungy by Caerdwyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    They found Fwiffo on Pluto.

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  11. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by F34nor · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am hoping for a GCU so I can get my god damn drug glands.

  12. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "NASA finds extraterrestrials...Little Grey Men With Probes," Says Slashdot Poster RsG!

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  13. Please please please by Lilith's+Heart-shape · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please let it be a black monolith on the moon. We're only nine years late.

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  14. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by durrr · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am hoping for a GCU so I can have sex with a spaceship.

  15. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by element-o.p. · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...no, this does not mean little grey men with probes.

    You mean, the TSA? (Sorry, I just couldn't resist the opportunity!)

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  16. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by UID30 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Meh. CommanderTaco made first contact with Uranus years ago. BAZINGA!

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  17. Documents by spitzak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not only alien life, they have a trove of hundreds of thousands of documents from the alien government! Describing advanced graft and corruption abilities that are centuries beyond our own!

  18. Re:Ranging from proof of life to first contact? by Sulphur · · Score: 3, Funny

    My guess is that it's more like "We are the extra terrestrials. Pay no attention to wikileaks."

    Just wait till Wikileaks dumps extra terrestrials data.