What "Earth-Shaking" Discovery Has Curiosity Made on Mars? 544
Randym writes "NASA scientists have some exciting new results from one of the rover's instruments. On the one hand, they'd like to tell everybody what they found, but on the other, they have to wait because they want to make sure their results are not just some fluke or error in their instrument. The exciting results are coming from an instrument in the rover called SAM. 'We're getting data from SAM as we sit here and speak, and the data looks really interesting,' says John Grotzinger. He's the principal investigator for the rover mission. SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) is a suite of instruments onboard NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity. Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something Earth-shaking. 'This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good,' he says."
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
I bet it turns out that Mars is made of:
Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Skimmed Milk Powder, Milk Fat, Vegetable Fat, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Lactose, Demineralised Whey Powder, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Barley Malt Extract, Soya Lecithin (E322), Salt, Egg White, Hydrolysed Milk Protein, Natural Vanilla Flavour
Earth-shaking (Score:4, Funny)
Earth-shaking? Well then it is obvious.
They found evidence of an earth quake. On Mars !!
The Chances of anything coming from Mars (Score:5, Funny)
Are a million to one he said...
I don't think we want them to discover something on Mars that actually shakes the earth
OOOOH-LAHHH
SAM Launch (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:5, Funny)
>> This data is gonna be one for the history books
It turns out that new improved Choco-Pops are now more chocolatey than ever!
Please... (Score:5, Funny)
"We're offering 5 million dollars to the charity of your choice if you can prove Mars accepted any of the vanquished troops Rome offered."
Chocolate (Score:4, Funny)
They have found chocolate. At least that's what I've found on the surface of every single Mars I've eaten.
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Uh no... Mars bars >.
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
I do not like green cheese, SAM I am.
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Same thing, different configuration options.
Mirrored exploration (Score:5, Funny)
I'm hoping for Evil Curiosity which has a goatee and has been sent by a world mirroring our world in almost every way. Except they're all evil. Although somewhere on that planet will be a mirror version of me.. but.. er.. without a goatee?
Vandalism (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks to the newest data from Curiosity, NASA has finally determined, with 99% confidence, why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
You should already know! (Score:4, Funny)
We've known for 40 years what comes from Mars and shakes the earth...
It's the "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator".
Marvin has been searching for YEARS for that darned thing; ever since Buggs was able to get it away from him. Let's hope that he's not looking at the news today.
Gate plz (Score:5, Funny)
Please be a Stargate. Please be a Stargate.
(sorry, but i still miss that show)
Unobtanium! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:"Earth"-shaking? (Score:5, Funny)
Where is the earth-shattering kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom.
my prediction (Score:4, Funny)
There may have been liquid water in that very spot at some point in the last 50,000,000 years!
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
That's nothing, I could tell you what the Milky Way is made of.
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Well, there are only two Earth-shaking possible discoveries: life on Mars, or intelligent life on Mars
Or evidence of either in the past.
Or Roman helmets, that would work, too.
There 5.4% nitrogenation of the oil. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:5, Funny)
Lots of folks posting from CO and WA?
Re:Obligatory... (Score:3, Funny)
They finally found Marvin's Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
Re:I really hope... (Score:4, Funny)
I predict (Score:5, Funny)
A skull! ....of a dinosaur.... ...in a space suit!
Re:It better be good this time. (Score:4, Funny)
Apparently you're just a normal American.
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:3, Funny)
If they're so smart, they would have been able to finally find out how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop.
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Like http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/Marvinthemartain.jpg [wikimedia.org] ?
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:3, Funny)
I heard they were feeling happy and wanted to go for a walk.
Re:I really hope... (Score:2, Funny)
I saw a "documentary" about this, something about Transformers and the dark side of the moon...
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Where's the kaboom? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Prohibited from saying what the data is, Grotzinger couldn't help himself and gave the public a morsel of a hint while quietly snickering to himself.
I see what you did there.
Re:I really hope... (Score:3, Funny)
You know what scares me? The fact that I already knew what it was before clicking on the link.
It could be that you're psychic, but in order to be sure, we'll need to repeat the experiment. Can you guess what's on the other side of this link?
goatse.cx [goatse.cx]
I'm guessing this... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I really hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm on the edge of my seat... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obviously they are trying to build hype (Score:5, Funny)
The timing of the Hostess bankruptcy/closing announcement was a bit odd. It's a Washington company - you'd think they might want to wait and see whether marijuana legalization could resurrect their business!