Post #4049365
2026-07-23 23:53 UTC
I don't believe that and thus the Pnictogen Wing has been thinking about plausible chemical (or even nucleo-chemical) systems in which complex self-sustaining structures might emerge. Our science advisor, @alyx_woodward@eldritch.cafe, has had a few unusual ideas, such as the possibility that a living system might be confined to the single planes of graphene that's been highly selectively doped or modified to introduce mutable patterns of defects within the graphene. Polyoxometalate ions exhibit the capacity for self-organization into very large and complex forms, with some systems even capable of forming membranes and microspheres.
Why should there be no other #life in #space? It seems to us irrational to rule the possibility dead without observation.
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@mxchara@seattle.pink 2026-07-23 23:56
Unfortunately with the U.S. government in fascist hands and the leaders of #tech fully onboard, greedy and eager to drink up vast military and police-state expenditures and testing out some of their cuter ideas in Palestine and other places full of live human subjects, it seems as if the initiative for proper #space exploration and careful investigation of the possibilities of life on other worlds may need to pass out of American hands. Fortunately, China and India and Japan and Europe have all been making great strides in their space programs and achieved some notable successes, e.g. the ongoing #Hayabusa2 mission. (cont'd)