Has NASA Made First Contact?

[Nurb]

It will be like every other "big nasa announcement". They'll say it's really groundbreaking and then it'll be wrong or not that interesting.

 

[tkioz]

meh. I'd love it if it was First Contact, but I honestly doubt they'd even give a hint if it was, it's likely they've found some microbe somewhere, still HUGE news when you consider that large percentages of the less intelligent nations (cough) still refuse to admit that the probability of their not being extra-terrestrial life is so small it's next to impossible.

 

[Griff]

You know I really know that it will be some completely mundane thing, but I really do hope that they have found aliens, or at least the second genesis

 

[JaredXE]

My money goes with bacteria, it's almost always bacteria. Never the ruins of an ancient space-faring race, leaving behind awesome technology that humanity immediately abuses to ill consequences. Nope, it's always bacteria.

 

[omicron1]

I'm gonna guess they found some "required nutrients" or somesuch.

 

[KRbertsproduck5]

IT'S... IT'S... IT'S... boring

 

[Delock]

Everyone keeps arguing between aliens and bacteria.
My bet is aliens made of bacteria that works together similar to cells but has a sort of hive mind, and they shall be nicknamed Legion [sub][sub] probably not, but if it does happen, then I'd like to say I called it [/sub][/sub]

 

[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....