Mercury ice water discovery bodes well for alien life search (Photo: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Institution of Washington / National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo Observatory) The discovery of huge amounts of water ice and possible organic compounds on the heat-blasted planet Mercury suggests that the raw materials necessary for life as we know it may be common throughout the solar system, researchers say. Read the complete story.
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Mercury ice water discovery bodes well for alien life search

(Photo: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Institution of Washington / National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo Observatory)

The discovery of huge amounts of water ice and possible organic compounds on the heat-blasted planet Mercury suggests that the raw materials necessary for life as we know it may be common throughout the solar system, researchers say.

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Source: MSNBC

When the aliens call, who’ll answer? A new poll suggests that 77 percent of Americans think there’s evidence that aliens have already visited Earth. The same poll suggests most Americans think President Barack Obama would do a better job than presumptive GOP challenger Mitt Romney if we had to fight off an alien invasion. And if we have to rely on a superhero to save us, they’d rather go with the Hulk than Batman. That somewhat silly survey was conducted to tout a “Chasing UFOs” TV series on the National Geographic Channel, but the results raise a serious question: If an alien civilization does get in touch with us, who’s in charge of figuring out what to do? Read the complete story.
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When the aliens call, who’ll answer?

A new poll suggests that 77 percent of Americans think there’s evidence that aliens have already visited Earth. The same poll suggests most Americans think President Barack Obama would do a better job than presumptive GOP challenger Mitt Romney if we had to fight off an alien invasion. And if we have to rely on a superhero to save us, they’d rather go with the Hulk than Batman.

That somewhat silly survey was conducted to tout a “Chasing UFOs” TV series on the National Geographic Channel, but the results raise a serious question: If an alien civilization does get in touch with us, who’s in charge of figuring out what to do?

Read the complete story.

Source: MSN

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