A Gentlemans' Wager Part II: The Plot Thickens

European scientists have detected salt particles within giant geysers blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus. This could be evidence of a subterranean ocean beneath the moon's crust, and could satisfy one of the three "secret ingredients" of life, liquid water. Previous studies have shown that Enceladus already had the two other ingredients, an energy source (tidal warming), and organic chemicals.

Do Saturnian micro-lifeforms exist? Will they start a Twitter account? Will Peter buy Kyle an expensive dinner and spend the rest of his life in enduring shame? THE SUSPENSE!!!!

Evolution Hot

Evolution is fast when it's warm.
DNA mutations more likely, transform.
Abundance of tropical species swarm
Explained in verse form.
Praise Science don't misinform.

Neither does BBC...

A Gentlemans' Wager

There can be only one.

bulltrout: I bet you that within 10 years (2019, June 13) there will be no sign of organic life discovered by humans, within a 5 light year radius of our solar system.
Guster: I accept your bet and state that by June 13th, 2019 there will be promising and verifiable signs of organic life within a 5 light year radius of our solar system.

Stakes: A Fine Dining Experience will be procured from the loser of this wager by the winner of this wager.

Additionally the winner of this wager will gain ultimate shit talking mastery over the loser for all eternity.

(Ed note: Any and all contributors/readers of Praise Science may place side wagers on this, the penultimate* of all planetary astro-biology wagers.)

So it shall be written.
So it shall be done.


*(Let us not forget the Great Sagan/Hawking wager of '84)

Yeah You Know Me

"Study life on earth, then your doing biology, study life in space, it's called Astrobiology."

Humans: Space Destroyers

Science Fiction Tales are full of Alien Races coming to destroy humanity. But what if we are in fact the destructive space faring species destroying other worlds. This Article from New Scientist postulates that microbes from Earth may be hitching a ride on our robotic explorers and contaminating alien worlds.

It's the Humans. Run!

So What Do You Call an Alien Farmer? Blue Thumb?

Scientific American's article "The Color of Plants on Other Worlds" has given hope to millions of farmers who wish that their fields weren't so damn green. With the prospect of black and blue flora pervading the galaxy it makes me wonder what color of organically based illegal drugs may become popular on the terraforming colonies of tomorrow.