"First Sign of Water Found on an Alien World"

[Aaron LeClair]

"Water has been detected in the atmosphere of an alien world for the first time, a new analysis of Hubble Space Telescope data suggests. Some scientists applaud the result - which had been predicted theoretically but not observed in previous studies, while others say the apparent water signal may simply be instrumental noise."


http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11576-first-sign-of-water-found-on-an-alien-world.html

 

[Rick Deckard]

...while others say the apparent water signal may simply be instrumental noise."

If they suspect that some signals may be "instrumental noise" then how can they trust *any* of the data. You can always rely on the scientists to 'pick and choose' the data to support their conclusions...see Global Warming for further examples.

 

[CapnG]

You can always rely on the scientists to 'pick and choose' the data to support their conclusions...see Global Warming for further examples.

Sigh.. you understand that door swings both ways, right?

 

[Rick Deckard]

Sigh.. you understand that door swings both ways, right?

SIGH...exactly.