Life on mars.

[Andail]

But at least to our own planet. Can you imagine if we accidentally killed all life, possibly life more intelligent than our own, on a foreign planet, with only a few bacteria left on a tiny droid that more than likely won't give us a whole lot of valuable information?

I don't think our mere presence would wipe out an entire ecosystem, especially not one that is supposedly very intelligent. They'd probably be smart enough to put those affected by any potential bacteria or virus in quarantine, and invent medicine/vaccine to treat it.

Either way, it'd be really fun if there was a really advanced civilization living underneath the ice on Europa, just some light minutes away...

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

This falls under that great human presumption that we're actually wanted elsewhere in the cosmos.

[Andail]

There are some people I would definitely want elsewhere in the cosmos

[Arboris]

Bottom of the sea would cost allot less, and is less time consuming.

[mkennedy]

Bottom of the sea would cost allot less, and is less time consuming.

We know more about the surface of the moon then we do about the deep oceans. It would be nice if there was a sea based equivalent to NASA for exploring the depths of the ocean. Though I wouldn't mind a robotic mission to return a soil sample from Mars.

[Matti]

We know more about the surface of the moon then we do about the deep oceans. It would be nice if there was a sea based equivalent to NASA for exploring the depths of the ocean. Though I wouldn't mind a robotic mission to return a soil sample from Mars.

Yeah, and I consider the deep sea much more interesting than space. There are a lot of bizarre creatures down there while in space there's only.. dust. I don't want to sound like I find space boring (with its unimaginable size, giant planets with rings, nebulae, black holes and all that crazy stuff), but I would really like to see more from down the oceans.

[Calin Leafshade]

Yeah, and I consider the deep sea much more interesting than space. There are a lot of bizarre creatures down there while in space there's only.. dust. I don't want to sound like I find space boring (with its unimaginable size, giant planets with rings, nebulae, black holes and all that crazy stuff), but I would really like to see more from down the oceans.

To quote Karl Pilkiington:

"Space? Well there's nowt there is there?"

[Chicky]

To quote Karl Pilkiington:

"Space? Well there's nowt there is there?"

Pilkington is a genius 

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

There are some people I would definitely want elsewhere in the cosmos

Now don't be bashful or anything.  Speak your mind! 

[Scarab]

But at least to our own planet. Can you imagine if we accidentally killed all life, possibly life more intelligent than our own, on a foreign planet, with only a few bacteria left on a tiny droid that more than likely won't give us a whole lot of valuable information?

I don't think our mere presence would wipe out an entire ecosystem, especially not one that is supposedly very intelligent. They'd probably be smart enough to put those affected by any potential bacteria or virus in quarantine, and invent medicine/vaccine to treat it.

Either way, it'd be really fun if there was a really advanced civilization living underneath the ice on Europa, just some light minutes away...

This falls under that great human presumption that we're actually wanted elsewhere in the cosmos.

This also falls under the great human presumption that all life will tend towards human-like intellegence if given enough time to evolve; a la Planet of the Apes...

[Dualnames]

But at least to our own planet. Can you imagine if we accidentally killed all life, possibly life more intelligent than our own, on a foreign planet, with only a few bacteria left on a tiny droid that more than likely won't give us a whole lot of valuable information?

I don't think our mere presence would wipe out an entire ecosystem, especially not one that is supposedly very intelligent. They'd probably be smart enough to put those affected by any potential bacteria or virus in quarantine, and invent medicine/vaccine to treat it.

Either way, it'd be really fun if there was a really advanced civilization living underneath the ice on Europa, just some light minutes away...

This falls under that great human presumption that we're actually wanted elsewhere in the cosmos.

This also falls under the great human presumption that all life will tend towards human-like intellegence if given enough time to evolve; a la Planet of the Apes...

Damn, I think it's all on the human nature, we want more because we're too blind to see what we already got!

[Timo.]

Well, I'm no particle physicist in CERN or Space-life enthusiast, but like any normal human being with the fundamental human trait of curiosity, I do hope that there IS life out there in Mars. Okay, make that wherever life can possibly spring out from in space.

Life outside the Earth is something so highly debated and highly discussed not just amongst scientists and people with the brains, but even normal world citizens like many of us here. I think the possibility that anyone of us here will live to see life being discovered in our lifetimes would likely be impossible, but if it does, it would be a breakthrough in science and technology, an era that we will live in and marvel at.

[Calin Leafshade]

actually it seems likely we will confirm extra terrestrial life on mars *this year*

its not guaranteed but its certainly more than 50-50 at this stage.

[Arboris]

We know more about the surface of the moon then we do about the deep oceans. It would be nice if there was a sea based equivalent to NASA for exploring the depths of the ocean. Though I wouldn't mind a robotic mission to return a soil sample from Mars.

True, but chucking someone overboard is allot cheaper then shooting him into space 

[Timo.]

actually it seems likely we will confirm extra terrestrial life on mars *this year*

its not guaranteed but its certainly more than 50-50 at this stage.

Oh, then wouldn't that be great for extra-terrestrial life enthusiasts like me? I just hope that I would live to see the day that life out of earth would be proven as a fact, not just a theory.

[Dualnames]

actually it seems likely we will confirm extra terrestrial life on mars *this year*

its not guaranteed but its certainly more than 50-50 at this stage.

Oh, then wouldn't that be great for extra-terrestrial life enthusiasts like me? I just hope that I would live to see the day that life out of earth would be proven as a fact, not just a theory.

Chances are you don't. Why do you even consider it as a possibility? It's not possible. At least not with the speed of light and all the natural laws we know. Not possible if they are true (the laws) EVER!

[Calin Leafshade]

Dual what the hell are you on about now?

The speed of light has zero bearing on the likelihood of extra terrestrial life.

[Dualnames]

Dual what the hell are you on about now?

The speed of light has zero bearing on the likelihood of extra terrestrial life.

What makes you think we just need an ET to colonize a planet!
It's like having Earth with just monkeys. And what if we colonize mars, what good will that bring?

[Calin Leafshade]

NOW what are you on about?

no one is talking about putting humans on mars.. we are talking about life independently arising on mars.

[Arboris]

I'd find it far more intriguing if we find something like a monolith (space odyssey) I'm all for mysteries, but that's just my inner geek speaking