Saturn Moon Enceladus complex organic molecules (building block of life)

jmog Senior Member
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Mon, Jul 9, 2018 6:16 PM

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/saturn-s-moon-enceladus-now-likeliest-place-find-alien-life-ncna887921?cid=db_pd_nn_ky_mc_180305&kwp_0=875559&kwp_4=2987307&kwp_1=1259693

 

This is a much bigger story than the Mars one due to the molecules they found were “100s of carbon atoms long and coiled”. 

 

Well, proteins happen to be 100s of carbon atoms in length and happen to wrap around themselves in round/cylinder/sphere type shapes...like they found these molecules to be. 

 

They dont know there is life there and they don’t “know” these are proteins, but 100s of carbon atoms long and wrapping around itself suggests proteins. 

 

This, by far is the closest we have found life outside of Earth. 


jmog Senior Member
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Mon, Jul 9, 2018 6:18 PM

Sorry, phone didn’t want to allow me to post it as a link. You will have to copy/paste. 

justincredible Honorable Admin
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Mon, Jul 9, 2018 6:37 PM

Fixed your link.

QuakerOats Senior Member
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Tue, Jul 10, 2018 10:10 AM

Quite interesting; thanks.

gut Senior Member
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Tue, Jul 10, 2018 1:31 PM

Donald Trump Jr. is planning a fishing trip as we speak...

jmog Senior Member
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Tue, Jul 10, 2018 4:34 PM
posted by gut

Donald Trump Jr. is planning a fishing trip as we speak...

He has to send the Space Force first to make sure it's safe.

Zunardo Senior Member
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Wed, Jul 11, 2018 2:34 PM

On the other hand, it could be that these "building blocks" occur more commonly in our solar system and elsewhere in the universe without any presence of life.

From 2017:  https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/us/titan-saturn-moon-alien-methane/index.html

jmog Senior Member
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Wed, Jul 11, 2018 3:17 PM
posted by Zunardo

On the other hand, it could be that these "building blocks" occur more commonly in our solar system and elsewhere in the universe without any presence of life.

From 2017:  https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/us/titan-saturn-moon-alien-methane/index.html

I agree, of course that would lead to believe that these molecules (fossil fuels) are naturally occuring and NOT from dead animals/dinosaurs.

QuakerOats Senior Member
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Thu, Jul 12, 2018 10:39 AM

Interesting news on Ross 128b that I just saw. 

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