19-January-2009, 04:31 PM
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Order of Kilopi
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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BA Blog: Mars methane media mess
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Mars is an interesting place, and anytime we find something new and interesting about it, it’s not surprising to see the media covering it. It’s also not surprising to see the scientists involved excited about it. But when that news deals with biology, well, things tend to get a little out of control.
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The bottom line here is that if we want to figure out what’s causing this gassy Martian eructation, we need better instrumentation at the site. I hope that NASA will equip their next landers with something that can taste the air and perhaps nail down the source of the methane.
Finally, a thought: where you get your news is just as if not more important than what that news is. When it comes to science, there are very few newspapers you can trust. When it comes to astronomy and space news, your best bet is to go to the people who know what they’re talking about, and go to multiple sources to cross-check them.
And who would that be? Who got this methane story right?
Universe Today, unsurprisingly, nailed it [...]
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And he lists other responsible reports of the news.
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