Sometimes being this positive makes me sound like the biggest jackass on earth. But what else can I do when I'm faced with such a possibility?
Yes I admit, I'm shit scared. But there's nothing I can do about it, but to fight it with whatever way I can. The more I let it win, the more I'm going to lose.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Life From Space?
I picked this article from yahoo.com. Pretty interesting.
A fundamental ingredient for life has been discovered in a comet sample, supporting the idea that such icy objects seeded early Earth with the stuff needed to whip up living organisms.
New research firms up past suggestions of glycine, the simplest amino acid used to make proteins, inside samples from the comet Wild 2 (pronounced "Vilt 2").
"This is the first time an amino acid has been found in a comet," said lead researcher Jamie Elsila of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts."
How life arose on Earth has long puzzled scientists and philosophers alike, with possible evidence for such building blocks showing up floating about in the cosmos and even inside the mouths of volcanoes.
The new finding, which has been accepted for publication in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science, also has implications for finding alien life.
"The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather than rare," said Carl Pilcher, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, which co-funded the research.
NASA's Stardust spacecraft captured samples of gas and dust from Wild 2 in 2004. The material parachuted to Earth in 2006. Since then, scientists around the world have been analyzing the samples to learn the secrets of comet formation and our solar system's history.
Preliminary testing had suggested glycine was present in the samples. But since glycine is used by terrestrial life, the team couldn't rule out contamination from Earthly sources, according to a NASA statement released today.
"It was possible that the glycine we found originated from handling or manufacture of the Stardust spacecraft itself," Elsila said.
To tease apart contamination from the real McCoy, the researchers recently analyzed the samples for different carbon isotopes, which are versions of the same element with different masses.
Glycine molecules from space tend to have more of the heavier Carbon 13 atoms than glycine from Earth. That's exactly what the team found.
"We discovered that the Stardust-returned glycine has an extraterrestrial carbon isotope signature, indicating that it originated on the comet," Elsila said.
A fundamental ingredient for life has been discovered in a comet sample, supporting the idea that such icy objects seeded early Earth with the stuff needed to whip up living organisms.
New research firms up past suggestions of glycine, the simplest amino acid used to make proteins, inside samples from the comet Wild 2 (pronounced "Vilt 2").
"This is the first time an amino acid has been found in a comet," said lead researcher Jamie Elsila of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts."
How life arose on Earth has long puzzled scientists and philosophers alike, with possible evidence for such building blocks showing up floating about in the cosmos and even inside the mouths of volcanoes.
The new finding, which has been accepted for publication in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science, also has implications for finding alien life.
"The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather than rare," said Carl Pilcher, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, which co-funded the research.
NASA's Stardust spacecraft captured samples of gas and dust from Wild 2 in 2004. The material parachuted to Earth in 2006. Since then, scientists around the world have been analyzing the samples to learn the secrets of comet formation and our solar system's history.
Preliminary testing had suggested glycine was present in the samples. But since glycine is used by terrestrial life, the team couldn't rule out contamination from Earthly sources, according to a NASA statement released today.
"It was possible that the glycine we found originated from handling or manufacture of the Stardust spacecraft itself," Elsila said.
To tease apart contamination from the real McCoy, the researchers recently analyzed the samples for different carbon isotopes, which are versions of the same element with different masses.
Glycine molecules from space tend to have more of the heavier Carbon 13 atoms than glycine from Earth. That's exactly what the team found.
"We discovered that the Stardust-returned glycine has an extraterrestrial carbon isotope signature, indicating that it originated on the comet," Elsila said.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Fly and Me
For years, I have often asked myself as well as others, what purpose do flies serve on our planet? I've often branded them as useless pests that should be completely wiped out. So far, I have found no good use for the fly. But that was until, Calvin and myself found ourselves at Taman Rimba Kiara, on a fateful Monday, armed only with our cameras...
What do you think?
I've got some of the other shots which I took, here.
What do you think?
I've got some of the other shots which I took, here.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Electric Wall
I guess that's just how life is. Something as simple as that, can be interpreted in a more sinister fashion. If it was up to me, I'd put it into law that anyone who utters that phrase again will be incarcerated. And anyone else who enjoys playing tabloid writer will be hung immediately. But too bad, it's not up to me. So, I guess that I'm going to have to improvise from now on.
But then again, I nearly got killed.
But then again, I nearly got killed.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Lost And Found
I just love random drives into the city, not knowing where I'm going and getting lost a gazzilion times before actually getting somewhere, and having dinner at some completely random place.
*Note to self: Never give your car keys to someone without a licence, and get them to drive you all the way home from KL, no matter how much they insist on doing it*
But last night's ride was fun though =D. Never have I screamed and squaled that much!!
*Note to self: Never give your car keys to someone without a licence, and get them to drive you all the way home from KL, no matter how much they insist on doing it*
But last night's ride was fun though =D. Never have I screamed and squaled that much!!
Friday, August 7, 2009
I Do (Not)
Hello?? Is there anybody out there? It's been weeks, I know, but I have not forgotten about you. Sometimes life goes on, and your existence doesn't quite strike the mind. But it is during moments like these, that I am reminded of your existance.
Cruel? Hardly. But certainly quite daft.
Applies? Oh well. It works for me.
So, how have you been? What have you been doing while I was away, living in my own world? Has it been comfortable, or has the ride lost its suspensions? Tell me more.
I do want to hear from you. Terriby.
I have been doing abit of thinking. Do we love because of passion? Or do we love because it is in our heads? Or is it because we just need it?
Not for me. I'm never in love for more than two minutes.
My head often takes over on the third.
Fun? I can assure you... not.
Cruel? Hardly. But certainly quite daft.
Applies? Oh well. It works for me.
So, how have you been? What have you been doing while I was away, living in my own world? Has it been comfortable, or has the ride lost its suspensions? Tell me more.
I do want to hear from you. Terriby.
I have been doing abit of thinking. Do we love because of passion? Or do we love because it is in our heads? Or is it because we just need it?
Not for me. I'm never in love for more than two minutes.
My head often takes over on the third.
Fun? I can assure you... not.
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