Nasa on the hunt for other earth's

[H]

I call shotgun!

No, no, no... he said capable of supporting life, not sporting life; here we go -- ready to kill it before we know what it is.

[tcco94]

I call shotgun!

No, no, no... he said capable of supporting life, not sporting life; here we go -- ready to kill it before we know what it is.

[beaky]

**Kepler is not designed to look for life on other planets. Kepler is designed to look for planets that may be capable of supporting life.**

8-)

...they should add "as we know it."

[Mushroom_Farmer]

...they should add "as we know it."  

Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Boldly going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.

Lt. Uhura, report.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.

Analysis, Mr. Spock.

It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it; it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim........

[Sergeant-Coates1]

...they should add "as we know it."  Wink

I'll admit I'm more interested in finding other Earth-like worlds, but there could be plenty of life out there that isn't carbon-based, or doesn't require H2O.

Been saying that for years now.

[Rifleman]

If any one of them wanted to take over our planet....................... they are way ahead of us in technology and can kick our a$$es as if we were space cockroaches...

Don't start none.........Won't be none !

[BFMF]

If there are more technology advanced planets and civilizations out there, they may be avoiding us for a very good reason...

[beaky]

If there are more technology advanced planets and civilizations out there, they may be avoiding us for a very good reason...

I certainly would...

On the other hand, I've often thought that there are some races out there who have, by some fluke, acquired the means to cover these vast distances in a practical way (even with "space warping" or whatever, relativity is a b*tch... everyone would be dead and gone when you got home from that two-week cruise)... but they're crude barbarians. Meddlers (no "Prime Directive"). Cow-mutilators, abductors. The guys with the probes. If an alien delegation ever presents itself, we should be very wary of them, I think. The really benign ones would keep a safe distance.

[Ang2dogs]

If there are more technology advanced planets and civilizations out there, they may be avoiding us for a very good reason...

Yes, there embbarrsed cause

[Brando14100]

If there are more technology advanced planets and civilizations out there, they may be avoiding us for a very good reason...

I certainly would...

On the other hand, I've often thought that there are some races out there who have, by some fluke, acquired the means to cover these vast distances in a practical way (even with "space warping" or whatever, relativity is a b*tch... everyone would be dead and gone when you got home from that two-week cruise)... but they're crude barbarians. Meddlers (no "Prime Directive"). Cow-mutilators, abductors. The guys with the probes. If an alien delegation ever presents itself, we should be very wary of them, I think. The really benign ones would keep a safe distance.

The song '39 by Queen comes to mind.

"'39" was Brian May's attempt to do "sci-fi skiffle." The B-side of "You're My Best Friend" and one of the band's most popular songs, "'39" relates the tale of a group of space explorers who embark on what is, from their perspective, a year-long voyage. Upon their return, however, they realize that a hundred years have passed, due to the time dilation effect in Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity, and the loved ones they left behind are now all dead.[3] Because the "year of '39" resembles 1939, some[4] have speculated that this is actually a song about the beginning of World War II but this is not the case. There are backing vocals by Mercury as well as very high and fairly low harmonies by Taylor, and some falsettos by Taylor.

The melody of the song is very similar to an early Bob Dylan song called "When the Ship Comes in". Due to the differences of vocal performance and the added new chorus, the similarities are rarely mentioned.[citation needed]

Following his performance of '39 at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, George Michael cited this song as his favourite Queen song, claiming he used to busk it on the London underground.

Quote from Wiki. Brian May is actually an astrophysisist too.  :D There's a neat fact of the day.

And the song itself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnpGXPYAIQ

8-)