White light on Mars not sign of intelligent life: NASA

[spaminator]

White light on Mars not sign of intelligent life: NASA
QMI Agency
First posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 11:41 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 11:53 AM EDT
A white light spotted in a photo recently taken on Mars is likely not artificial light being used by intelligent life, NASA says.
"Cosmic-ray hits or sunlight glinting from rock surfaces" are the most likely explanations, Justin Maki of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a press release.
The Mars rover Curiosity captured the image on April 3.
UFOSightingsDaily.com theorized the white light seen in the distance in the photo was "an artificial light source" which "could indicate there is intelligent life below the ground and uses light as we do."
Maki said the light is likely glinting off a rock on a ridge about 160 m away from the rover, which is currently in an area called the Kimberley.
"In the thousands of images we've received from Curiosity, we see ones with bright spots nearly every week," Maki said.
This photo was taken by NASA Mars rover Curiosity on April 3, 2014. Some theorize the white speck in the distance is artificial life, and may indicate signs of intelligent life on the planet. (Photo: NASA/QMI Agency)

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[Blackleaf]

White light on Mars not sign of intelligent life: NASA

So, there you have it. That white light on Mars is intelligent life.

I hope it's friendly.

 

[WLDB]

That was more of a tweet than a story. The title says it all.

 

[Blackleaf]

Have Nasa said what it was that threw or moved that rock?

 

[lone wolf]

The Sun.... It's very powerful, you know

 

[Blackleaf]

The Sun.... It's very powerful, you know

Especially under Rupert Murdoch.

 

[WindWalker]

Hell, even white light on earth is not a sign of intelligent life.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Hell, even white light on earth is not a sign of intelligent life.

Some folk are easily swayed by sparkly.

 

[Spade]

"A thousand points of light" is not a sign of intelligence either.

 

[Twila]

I can't believe they even had to explain it.

 

[B00Mer]

There's GOLD in them hills (Mars)

Maybe that would spur a new space race to Mars..

 

[Spade]

Martians will soon be speaking Russian or Chinese.

 

[WLDB]

Martians will soon be speaking Russian or Chinese.

Probably Chinese. They seem to be the only country actively trying to send people out of Earth orbit. They'll probably be on the moon before the US returns - if it returns at all.

 

[Spade]

Probably Chinese. They seem to be the only country actively trying to send people out of Earth orbit. They'll probably be on the moon before the US returns - if it returns at all.

In Star Wars, the Empire had a Death Star. Fiction does not always mimic fact.

 

[damngrumpy]

You can bet the governments on earth will send ships with smart meters
to tax the white light

 

[WLDB]

In Star Wars, the Empire had a Death Star. Fiction does not always mimic fact.

In some ways it does. The rebels had x-wings. A plane with a single pilot rendered battleships obsolete in the same way.

 

[Spade]

It could be the soul of the cat Curiosity killed.

 

[Twila]

It could be the soul of the cat Curiosity killed.

Satisfaction brought him back...

Could be the soul of Schrodingers cat trying to get out the damn box...

 

[Spade]

Satisfaction brought him back...

Could be the soul of Schrodingers cat trying to get out the damn box...

Maybe; maybe not!

 

[B00Mer]

There is going to have to be a draw, gold or diamonds or something worth going into space to mine..

Greed and financial gain are the biggest motivators in human society.