This is surprising why? Bacteria survived nearly three years of exposure to outer space. When parts of Surveyor 3 were brought back by the astronauts on the Apollo 12 mission they had living bacteria on them.

Zing!

some of the strains of bacteria were shown to survive up to 28 hours under these conditions

Not exactly what I was thinking when I heard "hospitable"

Mom vagina's are loose, car keys you lose.

Translation: We've most likely contaminated Mars...

/oops

Lots of headlines these days seem to begin with "Much like your Mom's vagina...".

Low blow man. Low blow.

Subby, your FACE harbors exotic forms of bacteria!

I just had lunch and the headline made my stomach roll a little.

wildsnowllama: Translation: We've most likely contaminated Mars...

/oops

Not at all, we^* have been very careful since figuring out that such things can survive interplanetary travel. The interesting thing here is that if we can show that it's hospitable to bacteria, then there's a good chance some will be there.

* by we, I mean the U.S., I make no such claims for Russia's Mars 2 and Mars 3 probes.

fark you, subby! I just gave my mom a douche this morning.

FTFA linked to by Slashdot:

Galletta's team found that the vegetative cells of the bacteria died after only a few minutes

Vegetative cells of Bacillus are the growing, metabolically active forms. Only the spores could "survive", and then only 28 days. Spores survive millenia on earth.

Archae hippy: Only the spores could "survive", and then only 28 days.

And then, 28 days later...

AHAHAA AHAHAHA!

Subby wins 1 intarnets.

I've NEVER heard this joke before! NEVER! OMG it's so damn FUNNY!!!!

/sigh

Gee. Such a clever headline. For an 8 year old.


//your momma went out with J.J. and platform shoes

indarwinsshadow: Gee. Such a clever headline. For an 8 year old.


//your momma went out with J.J. and platform shoes

I hear yo momma so fat, she once, twice, three times a lady.

What passes for clever headlines these days is pretty damn sorry.

What passes for links these days is pretty damn sorry.

PROTIP: Try linking to the actual article rather than a site that only has the first paragraph of the article.

CVGScorch: AHAHAA AHAHAHA!

Subby wins 1 intarnets.

I've NEVER heard this joke before! NEVER! OMG it's so damn FUNNY!!!!

/sigh

Fark you, I laughed. I always enjoy a good mom joke.

DubyaHater: CVGScorch: AHAHAA AHAHAHA!

Subby wins 1 intarnets.

I've NEVER heard this joke before! NEVER! OMG it's so damn FUNNY!!!!

/sigh

Fark you, I laughed. I always enjoy a good mom joke.

I always enjoy a good your mom.

Lots of hate for an headline that made me guffaw.

Subby, you seem to have offended the leets. +1 for crassness

paging gorgor

"mom's vagina"

loved the headline