Hmmmm. I wonder if we should be all amazed by this. Here are a few points to consider. 1. Low earth orbit is not all that far from the surface of the earth. Yes the ISS is in "outer space" but the distance is about as far as we casually drive in our cars on a daytrip. Going out to geosynchronous obit might be a different story. 2. Lots of updraft happens over the hurricanes of which we always have several churning at any one time. And they occur over the ocean where the plankton live. 3. Having worked in severely enforced clean environments where plague and other pathogens are routinely handled, I am amazed at how casually the aerospace workers are about contamination procedures. I see noses sticking out of masks, hair sticking out of bonnets, dangling ear jewelry, and people adjusting their glasses with their supposedly sterile gloved hands. So there is strong chance we brought it up there ourselves. 4.. Even if we found it their, There is no saying how long it's been "alive" in place. These may just be spores laying dormant until they drift back down into the ocean where they would wake up again. I don't see this a evidence that space is teeming with life and we can leave for alpha centaury and expect to find food along the way. DT
________________________________ From: Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Plankton
It makes perfect sense for those of us who know where our towels are.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:16 AM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 20 Aug 2014, at 02:06, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
How cool is this? http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/sea-plankton-discovered-outside-s...
One of the departing dolphins much have bumped into ISS on their way out.
"So Long and Thanks For all the Fish"
Grins,
patrick
p.s. If this makes no sense you are too young...
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