According to Astrobiology Magazine Europa's ocean may be too acidic to support life. Assuming the presumed acidity to Europa’s possible ocean precludes the development of life seems a bit close minded. Perhaps I have an overactive imagination or perhaps they should merely say, “Europa may be too acidic to support life as we know it.” Nonetheless it is an interesting article. I particularly like the notion of vivianite bones or shells…
The Moon, Europa
Showing posts with label Europa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europa. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Time is Relative
...to whom, I don't know. But it has gotten away from me this past month. I have been furiously working on a new project that I hope everyone will enjoy and as usual I'm only going to drop a tiny hint of what it is about: concept art. Okay that was a big hint. I'm looking forward to getting some visual references out there for people and heck myself too! Hope to have this project wrapped up by the end of the year.
If there are any artists out there who are interested, send me a Europa concept sketch or other work and I will certainly consider you for the project.
If there are any artists out there who are interested, send me a Europa concept sketch or other work and I will certainly consider you for the project.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Europa Mission: Check.
I have tried not to hope. I have been critical of NASA. I have acted as though I really didn't care. But srsly, I really did care. I'm going to catch you up on the news but basically the bottom line is ... NASA can't take it back now. Also, I think it's appropriate that they bring it along in case they find somewhere to put it.
Jupiter, as you can imagine, has been the news a lot lately. Couple of things: you can see Jupiter without a telescope? Am I reading that right? Well, that's great news! Also, here's a couple of reasons why we're going, and for that matter, why you should look up once in awhile.
And this is just a really cool map, a compilation if you will, of where all the water is in the solar system. You know, in case you've already built a space ship and you are interested in exploring. Or in case we run out of water and it's really efficient to go get some from some of these places. Or, better yet, we hit those places first as alternate living sites. Logic. What will they think of next?
It's a new era. It's a jump-started old era. Pota(y)to, pota(h)to.
Wouldn't you love to go to CU? I know I would.
Later this week: a review and some pics of the Chicago ComicCon. I know San Diego is the bees-knees of cons but Chicago was the biggest one I've been to. Wicked cool.
Jupiter, as you can imagine, has been the news a lot lately. Couple of things: you can see Jupiter without a telescope? Am I reading that right? Well, that's great news! Also, here's a couple of reasons why we're going, and for that matter, why you should look up once in awhile.
And this is just a really cool map, a compilation if you will, of where all the water is in the solar system. You know, in case you've already built a space ship and you are interested in exploring. Or in case we run out of water and it's really efficient to go get some from some of these places. Or, better yet, we hit those places first as alternate living sites. Logic. What will they think of next?
It's a new era. It's a jump-started old era. Pota(y)to, pota(h)to.
Wouldn't you love to go to CU? I know I would.
Later this week: a review and some pics of the Chicago ComicCon. I know San Diego is the bees-knees of cons but Chicago was the biggest one I've been to. Wicked cool.
Monday, June 20, 2011
More cool science news
I saw "Green Lantern" over the weekend. More on that in a subsequent post.
Otherwise, we got a lot going on over the last week or so. And of course, your bi-monthly dose of Europa news (did you think I'd forget?).
The reason this piece of news is here, on this blog, is because I'm trying to be a one-man lobby group for NASA (or ESA) to go to Europa, or ANY place within driving distance that might possibly be habitable (or better yet, already be inhabited). One of the many conditions for life? Geomagnetism. Oh yes, folks, it's complicated. But this blog/website does a pretty good job of laying out the basics.
Among other things discussed, someone asked a question about life on Europa. Given the potentially very thick layer of ice, the scientist answering the question is ... shall we say cautiously hopeful?
Speaking of hopeful, I want you guys to know that ... NASA NEEDS TO GET THEIR BUTTS OUT THERE because as Marc Kaufman states, if you're looking for it, you might find it. But here's the kicker ... you actually have to go look for it. The likelihood of all of it coming to us is small.
I tweeted this earlier but it bears repeating. 8 wonders of the solar system.
In just a few minutes, Enceladus may be the new Europa. For more info on that issue, see also this post.
And I'm done (for now). Y'all come back now, y'hear?
Otherwise, we got a lot going on over the last week or so. And of course, your bi-monthly dose of Europa news (did you think I'd forget?).
The reason this piece of news is here, on this blog, is because I'm trying to be a one-man lobby group for NASA (or ESA) to go to Europa, or ANY place within driving distance that might possibly be habitable (or better yet, already be inhabited). One of the many conditions for life? Geomagnetism. Oh yes, folks, it's complicated. But this blog/website does a pretty good job of laying out the basics.
Among other things discussed, someone asked a question about life on Europa. Given the potentially very thick layer of ice, the scientist answering the question is ... shall we say cautiously hopeful?
Speaking of hopeful, I want you guys to know that ... NASA NEEDS TO GET THEIR BUTTS OUT THERE because as Marc Kaufman states, if you're looking for it, you might find it. But here's the kicker ... you actually have to go look for it. The likelihood of all of it coming to us is small.
I tweeted this earlier but it bears repeating. 8 wonders of the solar system.
In just a few minutes, Enceladus may be the new Europa. For more info on that issue, see also this post.
And I'm done (for now). Y'all come back now, y'hear?
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Selfless Promotion
My wife sometimes reviews shows and movies for a blog and she was able to do a short synposis/review of Europa. (She loves the book, of course.) And in the interest of selfless promotion, and if you're primarily interested in getting a short synopsis of Europa, please visit the blog post here. And in the interest of share and share alike, if you're a movie buff like me, go ahead and visit this site on a regular basis. They post between 3 and 8 reviews of a variety of different media per week. Thanks for letting me share and let me know what you think!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Navigating Europa
Wow ... http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pesti/europa/
You can click on the map and see a 360 degree view of Europa. It's a black and white picture but quite detailed. Take a look and let me know what you think.
You can click on the map and see a 360 degree view of Europa. It's a black and white picture but quite detailed. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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