Has NASA Made First Contact?

[Icehearted]

i hope they are sexy aliens.

Maybe we should hold off on wanting to have sex with anything until we know that they don't have razor sharp teeth in their mating orifices, or at the very least don't have space herpes.

It'll definitely force the better part of humanity to make a big leap because most (if not all) mainstream religions abolish the idea of extraterrestrial life. But once we get past that, things can only get better.

Christian here: Actually, most of the people I've talked with about this that are of like faith tend to believe there is life out there anyway, proven or not. I doubt this will light some kind of gigantic atheism bomb.

 

[person427]

It's obvious what's going on. NASA is pissed that the government took away funds for Constellation so they're revealing Area 51 for revenge.

 

[Danpascooch]

I'm sure it will be underwhelming. Could you imagine if they made contact and just told all the employees to wait for the press conference to say anything? Lol. Would. Not. Happen.

 

[Unesh52]

Does anyone think this might be a ploy to garner support? I mean, they just cut the budget for the space program...

 

[Dr. Paine]

I think we should find turians. I like turians.

I agree good sir. I wouldn't mind salarians though, their fast talking and incredible intelligence are awesome. I want a singing scientist salarian XD

I'd hate salarians being first contact... they'd find out everything about us and that'd cause all sorts of hell.

I still vote drell or hanar.

 

[mrwoo6]

i hope they are sexy aliens.

Maybe we should hold off on wanting to have sex with anything until we know that they don't have razor sharp teeth in their mating orifices, or at the very least don't have space herpes.

It'll definitely force the better part of humanity to make a big leap because most (if not all) mainstream religions abolish the idea of extraterrestrial life. But once we get past that, things can only get better.

Christian here: Actually, most of the people I've talked with about this that are of like faith tend to believe there is life out there anyway, proven or not. I doubt this will light some kind of gigantic atheism bomb.

fundamentalist christians will have there work cut out for them to work around this one. I think there still damn pissed about the earth not being round and all that.

 

[_Janny_]

come on Asari.....please Asari

Well aren't you optimistic? Ah what the hell, as long as it's anything other than bacteria, I'll be happy. A little part of me hopes they'll reveal some sort of telepathic evil alien who has a grudge on us.

 

[ForsakenUK]

If it's not a creature as cool as batman, NASA is an official waste of money to me

there is nothing I do not love about this post

 

[Delicious Anathema]

I hope they have a fucked up reproduction system and I get captured by one of their females (if they have one) and get knocked up before travelling with her beyond the stars.

Primitive bacteria could still work, provided they were hazardous.

 

[Spoonius]

We all want some cool, awesome alien species that are intelligent and let us live like we're in Mass Effect, but in all reality, it'll probably just be some bacteria they found on Uranus :/.

You mean Urectum, right?

OT: Dear sweet Jesus, I hope it's a moon made entirely of chocolate.

Does anyone think this might be a ploy to garner support? I mean, they just cut the budget for the space program...

Of course it is, but they aren't going to garner support without something big to show-off, are they?

 

[Lem0nade Inlay]

Super primitive bacteria.


It's still awesome!

 

[ph0b0s123]

i hope they are sexy aliens.

Yeah, some sexy aliens who have come from a civilisation where all the men have died out. And they have come on a mission to Earth looking for volunteers to help them re-populate their species. Yeah I now how the minds work in this forum.

Seriously I just watched 'Splice'. So the thought of sex with non-humman is not so appealing to me right now.

I don't understand why some perople if the first alien lifeform found was "just bacteria". I would be ecstatic if we knew for certain that there was bacteria swimming around under Europa or something. It would be life, for christ sake!
Life! In space!
I don't care how primitive it is, if it falls under the category of "alive", I will shit bricks with excitement.

Would not be suprised if they did find bacteria, that it might come from a comet. They are also supposed have good bateria potential. Didn't a Japanese probe visit a comet not too lonag ago?

I'm not trying to be an ass here but it honestly wouldn't do anything for me. I'd be more impressed with primitive animals or otherwise sentient beings. But mold, plants, bacteria or anything boring like that, though alien, are boring.

And after they find bacteria and are about to announce finding low order life forms like animals you will be like 'boring no aliens with space ships'. I think if an alien came and knocked on your door you would tell them to go away until you had finished watching whatever. You just can't impress some people.

If it is alien bacteria then that will be huge as it means life is not something that is peculiar or unique to our planet. That it can spring up anywhere. That is major. After that discovering more complex beings will not be such a suprise it will be almost expected

But really the announcement will just be a way of detecting water on very distant planets....

 

[mrwoo6]

We all want some cool, awesome alien species that are intelligent and let us live like we're in Mass Effect, but in all reality, it'll probably just be some bacteria they found on Uranus :/.

You mean Urectum, right?

OT: Dear sweet Jesus, I hope it's a moon made entirely of chocolate.

There does seem to be a trend to make chocolate bars after space, mars, galexy, etc..

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Well I am personally hoping, using strictly logical deductions of course, that we have discovered Space Jesus.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

No, it was made by Paramount
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact

OP: Oh. Cool!

 

[popepaul3]

"that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life."
Hate to be a killjoy but that could simply mean budget cuts.....

 

[Rune Kristiansen]

The best proof of an intelligent extraterrestial specie is the fact that they haven't contacted us.

 

[Dyp100]

I think we should find turians. I like turians.

yay first contact war?

It's more the peacemaking afterwards that pleases me.

Ninja, aren't you an alien anyway?

 

[Atmos Duality]

......i dont get it.

Bone is slang for both sex and murder.
Though most people associate the slang term with sex.

On topic: Well, it could be worse. NASA might announce that we just made contact with the cast from Star Fox.

 

[whycantibelinus]

i hope they are sexy aliens.

I wonder which sexy intergalactic smurfs it will be? Asari or Navii? Im taking bets!

Since the Navii are incapable of interstellar flight I'm going to place my bet on the sweet, sexy Asari.