NASA’s announcement that running water has been discovered on Mars set Twitter predictably abuzz today.
First, of course, many are asking the obvious question:
"Is there life on Mars?" – D. Bowie. "Well, there's water, so… stay tuned." – NASA https://t.co/wPVUToQsey
— Salman Rushdie (@SalmanRushdie) September 28, 2015
Which leads someone to ask a stupid question, and someone else to answer it:
I would think Mars would have Martian life. https://t.co/1STI91ZTS9
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 28, 2015
Of course, some people know what the most significant implication of NASA’s announcement is:
Because:
Yo, some us have questions for science, bitch:
This is true for so many reasons:
Some jokes write themselves:
Others require a deft touch:
NASA: There was water on Mars, but Bob Brady drank it.
— Z (@emz@mastodon.social) (@ericmzeman) September 28, 2015
The timing of the release is curious, but I’ve got that covered:
.@MarkHarrisNYC Hey! Those researchers toiled for YEARS in order to time the release of findings in conjunction w/ next big Matt Damon film.
— (((SEK))) (@scottekaufman) September 28, 2015
Moreover, those who think this helps “The Martian” are missing one crucial point:
5 days before the release of 'the Martian' and it has already become outdated thanks to NASAs new discovery of flowing water on Mars
— Matthew (@MattDeanM) September 28, 2015
In the end, however, the hopes of many were dashed:
Our second guess was that Firefly Season 2 was discovered on Mars.
— Wh*donesque (@whedonesque) September 28, 2015
Not that we really should’ve gotten too excited in the first place:
