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There is value in using Earth as an example of a planet in a habitable zone, such as [https://www.nasa.gov/universe/atacama-rover-astrobiology-drilling-studies-arads/ testing life-detection experiments in remote inhospitable environments] or [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-would-we-know-theres-life-on-earth-this-bold-experiment-found-out/ as a proxy for future astronomical observations], but not in-situ photographic investigation. Maybe the astronomers should have brought their spectrometer on vacation. | There is value in using Earth as an example of a planet in a habitable zone, such as [https://www.nasa.gov/universe/atacama-rover-astrobiology-drilling-studies-arads/ testing life-detection experiments in remote inhospitable environments] or [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-would-we-know-theres-life-on-earth-this-bold-experiment-found-out/ as a proxy for future astronomical observations], but not in-situ photographic investigation. Maybe the astronomers should have brought their spectrometer on vacation. | ||
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This is presented as a scientific article in which astronomers claim to have discovered "signs of liquid water on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone" -- however, as the accompanying photos (four people on a beach, of whom two are sitting under an umbrella and one is making sand castles) show, the planet in question is Earth. This would not be considered a noteworthy discovery.
There is value in using Earth as an example of a planet in a habitable zone, such as testing life-detection experiments in remote inhospitable environments or as a proxy for future astronomical observations, but not in-situ photographic investigation. Maybe the astronomers should have brought their spectrometer on vacation.
An institutional review board is a committee of researchers which ensures that research carried out at their institution is ethical. In the title text, this is referenced to be the literal name of a surfboard, which is a board used for the recreational activity of surfing, not serious academic activities.
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<Title of journal article>Evidence of liquid water on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone
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Hey I discovered sentient creatures on the planet! --Kirinhatchi (talk) 14:37, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- "Sentient" :D :D 130.76.187.47 14:58, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- I used to think there was intelligent life. Then they elected Trump. Barmar (talk) 15:39, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- FFS, can we have one corner of the web that doesn't have people's political views shoe-horned into it no matter how off-topic? It's as bad as all the mouth-breathers who felt the need to spam HUR HUR THANKS OBAMA everywhere in the past. We get it. You don't support Trump. But lots of people did. It's called democracy. Live with it. 50.45.232.78 21:09, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Earth can be used as a test case for detectors of life. If your method is not detecting life on earth, then your detector produces too many false negatives. For instance the galileo space probe was tested with Earth during a fly-by, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_project#Remote_detection_of_life_on_Earth. --2001:4091:A241:81DC:E857:F66B:684E:C4FD 18:25, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- iNaturalist has a similar issue. Members submit cat-pics and selfies etc as examples of "living things". Which is correct; but they do not want a billion cat or selfy pics crowding out all other life. I have submitted observations of Cypripedium acaule (Pink Lady's Slipper) cuz they are semi-common here but globally rare, pretty to see, and somewhat threatened. --PRR (talk) 22:48, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- See also: Wikipedia:We already have enough of those, thank you very much 135.84.57.36 19:49, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
- I feel like that's missing the opportunity to include a line about how 'the example you have submitted is not sufficiently notable'. 82.13.184.33 14:50, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
- See also: Wikipedia:We already have enough of those, thank you very much 135.84.57.36 19:49, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Project Hail Mary Reference? In the book and movie Ryland Grace published a paper refuting the idea that water is needed for life to occur. RG (talk) 01:22, 7 June 2026 (UTC)
- It is so odd to be on this side of the book/movie fence. Normally I'm the movie first guy, but I read this book at least 5 times before the film came out. It's such an awesome story. 12:43, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
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