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more about #extraterrestrials more comments → brilliantmistake: "The existence of organisms like Deinococcus radiodurans and the Tardigrades gives weight to the argument that some of these extremophile lifeforms ar... more » alphanumeric1971: I don't know if the tardigrade is the most extreme. I don't remember which site I saw it on, but there is a bacteria or somesuch that exists in an aci... more » David Alvaro: I love tardigrades. I remember reading a Stephen Jay Gould essay about then in college, and not really believing in them, until we found them infesti... more » Chip Overclock: There are organisms that have evolved to live in environments ranging from hospital operating rooms (surely otherwise the most sterile environment tha... more » Mathmos: I'm guessing "temperatures below absolute zero" is a typo more » Bill-Lee: If this is the variety life here on Earth, imagine (but not greater) the possibilities to be found on other planets...hell imagine some of the things ... more » unigon: Good lord, those tardigrades are so cute. more » Grey_Area: ATTENTION ALL R.O.A.C.H. Personnel: The initial test of the Astrophysicist-Confusing Reverse Laser has been successful. Project Sanjit Death Ray is pr... more » tetracycloide: "Any kind of communication would likely be distinguished from background noise by coming in repeated or non-random patterns." forgive my ignorance, bu... more » goldfarb: X-Men Origins : Wolverine Workprint - Return To Sender. more » Mount_Prion: It's a slow-working death beam--more like a malaise beam--that's been wrecking the economy and people's hopes. more » -
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Extremophiles I Have Known And Loved
Extremophiles challenge everything we thought we knew about the existence of life on Earth. Now, astrobiologists are questioning if some extremophiles are actually aliens living among us. Just who are these incredible creatures, and what can we learn from them? More » -
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SETI Picks Up Regular Laser Pulse Emanating From Space
Astrophysicist Ragbir Bhathal works with SETI to scan the skies for possible communications from extraterrestrial intelligences. Unlike most SETI facilities, which look for radio signals, Bhathal's looks for laser pulses. And now he's found one. More » -
