So what's NASA's big announcement?

[Faithfree]

The announcement is due in a few hours: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/no ... ology.html

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.

The big one, or a total anticlimax?

[Thinking Aloud]

The rumour I heard was to do with some life on Earth that was quite alien in its characteristics. And something about arsenic.

[Coito ergo sum]

NASA’s big announcement involves arsenic, here on Earth. NASA has discovered a completely new life form that doesn’t share the biological building blocks of ANYTHING else on planet Earth. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/12/ ... ay-leaked/

[Faithfree]

The rumour I heard was to do with some life on Earth that was quite alien in its characteristics. And something about arsenic.

I saw that mentioned on a blog, but apparently that arsenic discovery is several years old, so if this is the case, why the big release now?

[Faithfree]

Yep it's arse-life - life using arsenic as an integral part of it's structure replacing phosphorous.
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sc ... _monolake/

[Don't Panic]

The announcement is due in a few hours: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/no ... ology.html

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.

The big one, or a total anticlimax?

They found an arsenic monster, years after Terry Pratchett predicted it's existence.

[Santa_Claus]

It's called Lozzer.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

NASA’s big announcement involves arsenic, here on Earth. NASA has discovered a completely new life form that doesn’t share the biological building blocks of ANYTHING else on planet Earth. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/12/ ... ay-leaked/

Strangely enough, you're wrong again.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010 ... d_life.php

[FBM]

There are plenty of bacteria living on my As.

[Coito ergo sum]

NASA’s big announcement involves arsenic, here on Earth. NASA has discovered a completely new life form that doesn’t share the biological building blocks of ANYTHING else on planet Earth. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/12/ ... ay-leaked/

Strangely enough, you're wrong again.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010 ... d_life.php

Yawn.

I wasn't wrong, it was the longislandpress.com, which posted a pre-announcement leak. But, I have realized I can't expect you to worry about little details such as the truth, so I'll forgive you.

[Feck]

Underwhelmed :sighsm: terrible media reporting of science as usual .

[Gawdzilla Sama]

NASA’s big announcement involves arsenic, here on Earth. NASA has discovered a completely new life form that doesn’t share the biological building blocks of ANYTHING else on planet Earth. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/12/ ... ay-leaked/

Strangely enough, you're wrong again.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010 ... d_life.php

Yawn.

I wasn't wrong, it was the longislandpress.com, which posted a pre-announcement leak. But, I have realized I can't expect you to worry about little details such as the truth, so I'll forgive you.

Okay, if that's what works for you, fine.

[Coito ergo sum]

NASA’s big announcement involves arsenic, here on Earth. NASA has discovered a completely new life form that doesn’t share the biological building blocks of ANYTHING else on planet Earth. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/12/ ... ay-leaked/

Strangely enough, you're wrong again.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010 ... d_life.php

Yawn.

I wasn't wrong, it was the longislandpress.com, which posted a pre-announcement leak. But, I have realized I can't expect you to worry about little details such as the truth, so I'll forgive you.

Okay, if that's what works for you, fine.

It works for anyone giving it any thought.

The question was "what's NASA's big announcement" going to be. I posted a news article giving a prediction. That doesn't make it my assertion.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Foot-in-mouth disease. There's only one cure.

[Coito ergo sum]

Foot-in-mouth disease. There's only one cure.

Doesn't seem to be working for you. Think of something else.