Summary:
Just today it was confirmed that the dark streaks reported to have been seen on Mars a few times are in fact results of running water! Though there aren't exactly pools, lakes, or oceans of water, there are still damp, muddy sections of the sandy surface that provide evidence to the said findings. Furthermore to back it up, NASA scientists have also found deposits of "moisture salts" that prove that running water had been there no longer than a few days prior. Now the real questions are, "Is there life up there, and are living conditions fitting for living organisms to be able to survive on the sandy planet?"
Analysis:
This is an amazing step towards the attempt at finding other life beyond our planet and for history itself! Though scientists have discovered other things in the past that may also point toward extraterrestrial life, in my opinion, this is by far the most amazing. It's inevitable for me to immediately think of all the mind blowing things that may be out in space waiting for humanity to discover them! Will there be reports of extraterrestrial life beyond our planet in the near future? Will we discover that living conditions on Mars are similar to that of Earth's or not? Could this discovery affect our world in a positive or negative way or maybe not at all? I'm quite optimistic at the various possible answers to these questions and can't wait to see how much closer we get the answering them one discovery at a time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/science/space/mars-life-liquid-water.html?_r=0
Science has come farther than im sure anyone has ever expected. And we still have so much farther to go. -Lia K 6
ReplyDeleteThis is such an exciting discovery!! The fact that anyone could know how big and vast space is and not think that theres other life out there besides us is weird and kind of anthropocentric-seeming. Hopefully NASA is able to make new discoveries like this about Mars soon so we can know more!!
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