BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING on mars, evidently. The compact car- sized rover, which has been roving on the martain surface for several glorious months now, has come up with something, only NASA isn't at liberty to say just exactly what it is, because they themselves aren't sure what it is.
The best guess is that something remarkable has been discovered in the martian atmosphere, but NASA scientists want to make sure it is really in the martian atmosphere, and not part of the earth atmosphere residue on board rover, which is highly unlikely.
They must wait, confirm, verify, then , finally, announce thehe discovery, officially, to the world. Al;l this because they don't want to suffer the embarassment of making a grand announcement, only to have it become a joke later. Its happened before.
And all this has the NASA scientists vedry frustrated. One of them explained: "can you imagine being a composer, and knowing that nobody will ever hear your misic? Or a writer, with no readers? A bird has to sing. What makes science worthwhile is sharing it with others.
Well, OK. Fair enough. But frankly we must have faith in the scientists to endure this agony, in order to take the time to make sure that they got it right. Music and literature are not right or wrong, science is.
The exploration of mars is the most positive exciting event ongoing in human affairs, yet, the media ignores it.
The NASA scientists were almost making it seems as if the scientific method imposes an unfair burden on the basic necessity of scientists to communicate with other people, to express themselves, to share.
Well, not really. Hang in there, planetary scientists. You'll have your day in the sun. It isn't all about the need to share is it? Isn't it just a little bit about the desire for attention and social status? Hang in there. You'll get your fair share.
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