Outerspace Ocean Drives Historical Search for Life Beyond

Happy Small Image NASA NEEMO Training shows long relationship with water and space exploration.

The search of extraterrestrial life forms has taken a deep historical shift supported by serious ocean science and long decades of hard work. NASA recently assured that definite evidence of alien life forms will be made available in under 20 years. The search for these life forms is being focused primarily in outer space oceans found in celestial bodies within the reach of human exploration.

With an incredible speed, in a time range of only months the issue of outerspace oceans has expanded beyond belief. NASA, ESA the European Space Agency, ISS International Space Agency supported organizations, private companies such as SpaceX and several other organizations and companies are working to reveal groundbreaking technology and new information on what without a doubt will become the grand milestone in space history and key for the history of humankind.

On April 8 the Independent reported on the words of Nasa chief scientist Ellen Stofan. "I think we're going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we're going to have definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years," Stofan of NASA stated.

Where did NASA Stofan pronounce these words? Speaking at a public panel on in Washington DC US. When NASA refers to lifeforms they are actually referring to “organic life” within the solar system and 9 out of 10 that the life will be ocean dependent.

“Given the surprising number of oceans residing throughout our celestial home,it's definitely not an if, it's a when," NASA concluded. The news flooded global media and internet in minutes.

"We know where to look. We know how to look," Stofan added, "In most cases we have the technology, and we're on a path to implementing it. And so I think we're definitely on the road."

Daily Galaxy reported that the Space is “Washed with Water”. As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places.

"NASA science activities have provided a wave of amazing findings related to water in recent years that inspire us to continue investigating our origins and the fascinating possibilities for other worlds, and life, in the universe," said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist for the agency.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology released into the public domain an infographic which pretty much summarizes the vast importance of the issue. In the image JPL shows recent celestial bodies which have been revealed to home water or oceans. The issue now has even been entered into Wikipedia under “Extraterrestrial Liquid Water”. Simple words but vastly shocking. The list for Extra Solar habitable zone candidates for water is long and the list for known Liquid water in the Solar System is also long considering the environment. Form Mars to Moons Europa, Enceladus and Ganymede, oceans are being discovered by humankind at incredible pace.

Some discoveries are reaching their ocean conclusions through modelling of gravitational evidence and other models but NASA, ESA and other agencies have scheduled projects for the ground unmanned and manned missions.

NASA has plans for Mars missions, exploration of the Moon of Jupiter Europa as well as other missions such as the submarine exploration of Saturn´s Moon Titan. All areas for exploration are ocean basins.

Leader private space company SpaceX is making an important contribution in this historical search. The company is developing innovative hardware that signals to the future of space exploration. With several successful operations and spaceborne long ago Space X now visions reusable rocket technology. Business Insider reported on April 8th that “SpaceX will attempt a potentially historic rocket launch and ocean landing next week”. The company is working to land its rocket in ocean platform in efforts of decreasing costs and looking into new technology development. Company has more than a dozen locked contracts before 2016 arrives.

ESA continues to develop its Space Plane and has sent new astronauts into training programs. Last March 7 ESA’s recovered IXV space plane arrived at the Port of Livorno in Italy yesterday and is set to be taken to Turin for final analysis.

“The Intermediate experimental Vehicle, IXV, was launched on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 11 February. Released into a suborbital trajectory, it flew autonomously, reentering and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean after 100 minutes,” ESA hints to the future.

NASA´s relationship with water has also been one of up close. From training to science the organization is on top the news. NASA NEEMO Extreme Environment Mission Operations continues operational.

“Training an astronaut is no easy task. Astronauts go through years of rigorous technical, health and safety training to learn simple and complex tasks for a typical four to six month mission. They develop skills in systems, robotics, spacecraft operations, space engineering activities and even learn Russian.

As NASA develops deep space exploration missions, outer space oceans seem closer than ever and the promise of life shine bright and brighter.

Ocean Life News in Brief

Ocean Level Increase Dropping Oceans Floor: International Press reported on December 5 on the findings of new research which assures that due to ocean level increase the ocean floor is sinking. The study published online in Geophysical Research Levels used mathematical equations to accurately measure the Ocean's floor impact driven by the increased of water volume weight. Using data from 1993 to 2014 researchers found that ocean level increase is causing the Ocean floor to drop globally by the milimeters. Ocean Dead Zones Up By Four: On January 8 New York Daily reported that Ocean Dead Zones have quadrupled.Researchers warned in a new study that oxygen-starved ocean dead zones, where animals and plants are struggling to survive, have increased fourfold and it may not be reversible. The new study was published in the Journal Science. The increase of Dead Zones was linked to climate change. La Niña´s Polar Wave Hitting Hard the US -Freezing Oceans: International Press reported on the Polar Wave hitting hard the US. The event is linked by experts to the influence of La Niña. “For the past couple of weeks, parts of North America have been chilling down to record temperatures, with massive snowfall and icy cold conditions putting life at a standstill for many,” media reported. The US East Coast has been particularly badly hit with the likes of Boston down to Philadelphia reaching bone-chilling lows of near 0°F , with icy winds making it feel closer to around -10°F to -20°F. Officially 18 were dead and 100 million affected. Government of Bali Declares a Garbage Emergency: On January 5 Ocean Conservancy reported on a New Waste Management Emergency in Bali. Massive amounts of ocean debri are affecting the island. The situation has reached its peak as the Government of Bali declared a “Garbage Emergency”. Clean up works have began. “Ivory Coast Village Swallowed by Ocean Increase,” Aljazeera Reports: On January 8 Al Jazeera reported that ocean increase levels are affecting infrastructure in the Ivory Coast. “Rising tides and more frequent, devastating storms are slowly destroying what is left of Lahou-Kpanda, the offshoot of what was once a major colonial town near the mouth of the Bandama River, the longest river in Ivory Coast,” Al Jazeera reported. Arctic Ocean Radioactive Levels on the Rise: IFL Science reported on January 3 on the findings of new report which assures that radioactive levels in the Arctic Ocean are on the rise. “Concentrations of radioactive radium-228 in the Arctic Ocean increased between 2007 and 2015,” the report reads. While levels have not yet reached a mark of concern the trend is worries experts. Lauren Kipp of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution addressed the issue. New World Wide Ocean Turtle Study Says 90% of Plastic Pollution Cases Result in Death: Earth Sky Org reported on January 7 that hundreds of marine turtles die every year after getting tangled in trash in oceans and on beaches. A research published in the journal Endangered Species Research took on a World-Wide Survey covering the major oceans where turtles live. They discovered that 91 % of the entangled turtles were found dead. They also suffered serious wounds from entanglement, leading to maiming, amputation or choking. Double Whirlpools Discovered for First Time: December 4 Press reported that Double Eddies have been registered for the first time in History. Tangled up Double Eddies can travel great distances affecting ecology significantly. Eddies are a natural part of the ocean environment but double whirlpools had only been theorized by mathematicians.