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Originally posted by Leto
since 1961 have something to get excited about (Claus & Nagy, 1961).
Originally posted by Aeons
Could this sample actually be from Earth?
Originally posted by Aeons
It is a meterorite.
It came through the atmosphere.
It contains evidience of biological samples.
All good.
Could this sample actually be from Earth? Could one of the strikes - such as the one that created the Moon - have not coalesced into our lunar companion, and instead been knocked into a different orbit? Where eventually, it rained back down on Earth again?
Then the sample would still be a meterorite. It would still have biological samples in it.
Where it is from - that's a very interesting question. Ruling out Earth would be good.
Originally posted by Leto
Well the Orguei meteor is older than Earth, so the fossils it includes must have been of pre-earth organisms, and thus of alien origin.
Presolar grains are isotopically-distinct clusters of material found in the fine-grained matrix of primitive meteorites, such as chondrites, whose differences from the surrounding meteorite suggest that they are older than the solar system
"NASA is a scientific and technical agency committed to a culture of openness with the media and public. While we value the free exchange of ideas, data, and information as part of scientific and technical inquiry, NASA cannot stand behind or support a scientific claim unless it has been peer-reviewed or thoroughly examined by other qualified experts. This paper was submitted in 2007 to the International Journal of Astrobiology. However, the peer review process was not completed for that submission. NASA also was unaware of the recent submission of the paper to the Journal of Cosmology or of the paper's subsequent publication. Additional questions should be directed to the author of the paper." - Dr. Paul Hertz, chief scientist of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington
So what can we learn from this statement? Well, it looks as if Hoover's paper didn't make it through the peer-review process when it was first submitted to a reputable science journal in 2007.
The Journal of Cosmology is known to have less than stringent submission guidelines (even though the website claims that articles are peer reviewed by "at least two recognized experts").
Originally posted by Leto
Originally posted by Aeons
It is a meterorite.
It came through the atmosphere.
It contains evidience of biological samples.
All good.
Could this sample actually be from Earth? Could one of the strikes - such as the one that created the Moon - have not coalesced into our lunar companion, and instead been knocked into a different orbit? Where eventually, it rained back down on Earth again?
Then the sample would still be a meterorite. It would still have biological samples in it.
Where it is from - that's a very interesting question. Ruling out Earth would be good.
Well the Orguei meteor is older than Earth, so the fossils it includes must have been of pre-earth organisms, and thus of alien origin.
Originally posted by Aggie Man
I just happened across this earlier:
NASA Refutes Alien Discovery Claim
"NASA is a scientific and technical agency committed to a culture of openness with the media and public. While we value the free exchange of ideas, data, and information as part of scientific and technical inquiry, NASA cannot stand behind or support a scientific claim unless it has been peer-reviewed or thoroughly examined by other qualified experts. This paper was submitted in 2007 to the International Journal of Astrobiology. However, the peer review process was not completed for that submission. NASA also was unaware of the recent submission of the paper to the Journal of Cosmology or of the paper's subsequent publication. Additional questions should be directed to the author of the paper." - Dr. Paul Hertz, chief scientist of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington
So what can we learn from this statement? Well, it looks as if Hoover's paper didn't make it through the peer-review process when it was first submitted to a reputable science journal in 2007.
The Journal of Cosmology is known to have less than stringent submission guidelines (even though the website claims that articles are peer reviewed by "at least two recognized experts").
I don't think this falsifies the original study; however, it does cast a shadow of doubt on the paper's conclusions, as it has not been properly peer-reviewed. OR, is this NASA disinformation?
Originally posted by habfan1968
It seems that the articles posted as comments on the paper are not really confirming or denying the claims he is making. If in fact he is seeing fossils of bacteria, over 8 billion years old, they could not be from earth.
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by Leto
Well the Orguei meteor is older than Earth, so the fossils it includes must have been of pre-earth organisms, and thus of alien origin.
Presolar grains are isotopically-distinct clusters of material found in the fine-grained matrix of primitive meteorites, such as chondrites, whose differences from the surrounding meteorite suggest that they are older than the solar system
en.wikipedia.org...
No proof of age
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Top NASA scientists said Monday there was no scientific evidence to support a colleague's claim that fossils of alien microbes born in outer space had been found in meteorites on Earth. The US space agency formally distanced itself from the paper by NASA scientist Richard Hoover, whose findings were published Friday in the peer-reviewed Journal of Cosmology, which is available free online. "That is a claim that Mr Hoover has been making for some years," said Carl Pilcher, director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute.