Just read an article about ice under the surface of Mars, perhaps a whole oceans worth. There's a lot of water out there I don't know if it necessarily is going to translate into life but it's cool to find. If nothing else it gives us options if we screw all ours up.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Oh shit, don't let Nestle see this comment.

[–] Frozengyro 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Our water is already screwed up with micro plastics.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Microplastic water is next-gen water. Whatever evolves to use it is the winner.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Not to rain on your parade but:

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-scientists-oceans-mars-deep.html

Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water—enough to fill oceans on the planet's surface.

It's located in tiny cracks and pores in rock in the middle of the Martian crust, between 11.5 and 20 kilometers below the surface. Even on Earth, drilling a hole a kilometer deep is a challenge.

Ain't nobody getting to that water anytime soon.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We're already screwing ours up and won't be able to sufficiently use the option of any other planet before we implode.

[–] Cocodapuf 3 points 4 months ago

Well with that attitude, the human race is already doomed. Might as well curl up into a hole and die...

Or you know, lighten up, try to make a difference and build the future you want. Or keep bitching, your choice really.