First organic molecules found on an alien world

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http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13303

Scientists describe the discovery of organic molecules on the planet HD 189733b (Courtesy NASA/ESA/M Estacion/STScI)

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[Twiztidguy]

Meanwhile 2 alien astrophysicists made of extremely hot gases are searching for other planets made of extremely hot gases. *Facepalm*

[OlCapitain]

@TehAWAL you are actually wrong. Just cause atm we think its not possible doesn't mean it is not. Huge example, the worms living near the hydrothermal vents on the bottom of the ocean, they feed and live off of chemicals that we thought were poisonous to all lifeforms. One trip to the bottom of the sea, and bam, those scientists minds were blown.

[TehAWAL]

@OlCapitain yea I heard about that oh well i smoke mad dank

[Gright]

@ReallyBadService

There are speculations of Silicon based life since Silicon is versatile like Carbon in bonding

[GronTheMighty]

@ReallyBadService Well, there is one thing of which you can be somewhat certain, and it leads to a rather specific set of conclusions about what we should look for in the search for life in space;

The lifespan of an organism is defined by its ability to maintain homeostasis, and as such, organisms need to be 'bordered' in some sense, as well as they need some type of mechanics for transportation of molecules in and out through the border molecules.. this means we look for carbon simply put :)

[tcd3180]

What if aliens can't possibly visit us, or likewise we cant visit them just because our planets may have certain properties like maybe while our planet is rocky their planet is sandy and the scientists think that aliens need food and water to survive. Perhaps not.

They could be totally different from us, and for all we know they may live on a gas planet and walk on gas and cant visit us because they cant land due to oxygen and Co2 surrounding our planet and making irt innacessable.

[TehAWAL]

@ReallyBadService yea bro i get where youre coming from

[ReallyBadService]

@TehAWAL The problem is, what if our logic isn't really logical in space, and that our theories and ideas can be defied? I've always wondered what would happen if someone decided to think outside the conventional theories

and try to do/create the impossible with technology.

[TehAWAL]

@XboxBasherAvailable I know what youre saying but the logic is not there and you missed my point.. there is a very specific set of characteristics that is required to sustain life, if they are not present life IS NOT POSSIBLE.. trust me there isnt life forms made of helium searching for other helium life forms... however you have a good imagination and sorry i came off as a dick, i was high as fuck...

[XboxBasherAvailable]

@TehAWAL these are the elemnts of life on THIS planet, the elements of life may be different on other planets, we don't know everything, we pretty much only know the things about our planet, fuckwit.

[TehAWAL]

@XboxBasherAvailable no read a book without the essential elements life cannot exist so shut the fuck up