NASA commits to colonizing the Moon; Mars may still hold the key to Life

NASA announced its plans to begin colonization of the moon by 2024 yesterday, and followed it up today with an announcement that there is evidence of flowing water on Mars. Perhaps, Steven Hawking's hopes of assuring the survival of the human race are not far off (See last Post).

While the colonization of the moon will act as a jump point for further exploration of space and serve as a place to mine resources, the implications of water on Mars opens a whole other door Many scientists have followed the Rare Earth hypothesis or the Drake Equation to estimate that complex life in the universe is rare. So rare, the chances are very close to zero. Evidence of life in any form on more than one planet in our solar system would not destroy this theory, but definitely deal it a harmful blow. The Rare Earth hypothesis, however, does give itself a buy out by saying microbial life may be abundant. It seems, however, that even this safety provision doesn't stop what could be the tipping of the scales.

People who believe the Moon is an alien made space station or that it was a mining colony for a previous civilization will be crying themselves to sleep. The great cover up about the Moon landings are falling apart. Of course, one could say the reason NASA has chosen the southern pole of the moon to start its permanent base is because the aliens have one at the north already.