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The X on crater Werner - Raoul - 5/3/2009 8:22:40 AM
- My lunar transient - Hank - 5/3/2009 4:55:07 PM

Night vision technology - Bowser - 5/3/2009 6:51:35 AM
- re: Night vision technology - Raoul - 5/3/2009 8:52:58 AM

Meade ETX-LS 6" - Raoul - 5/2/2009 8:31:00 AM
- A friend of mine bought a similar telescope long ago and was ripped off. - David F Mayer - 5/3/2009 3:38:18 AM
- Alignment stars. - RobVG - 5/2/2009 8:35:35 PM
  - re: Alignment stars. - Raoul - 5/2/2009 10:00:05 PM
    - There is still much to be said for the battery-powered quartz controlled equatorial mount. - David F Mayer - 5/3/2009 3:41:38 AM
    - That's why it's nice to have a GEM. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/2/2009 10:40:02 PM

A very very far GRB ! - Raoul - 4/27/2009 9:19:33 PM
- re:How did we get here before the light from there got here? - Johannes - 4/28/2009 2:57:37 AM
  - Flashover Event (Big Bang) - mip - 4/29/2009 2:09:03 AM
    - My Theory? It's Turtles All The Way Down! (n/t) - phil - 4/29/2009 1:05:43 PM
      - re: My Theory? It's Turtles All The Way Down! - Nope, it's all the way.... UP! :} (n/t) - Marcia - 4/30/2009 2:33:52 AM
        
        The Traveller - mip - 5/2/2009 2:33:47 AM
- It would appear that this is the "Mystery Blob" - nick hoffman - 4/28/2009 12:37:51 AM
  - technical note - alcaray - 5/2/2009 11:17:07 PM
  - re: It would appear that this is the "Mystery Blob" - Marcia - 4/28/2009 5:12:21 AM
    - re: It would appear that this is the "Mystery Blob" - Marcia - 4/28/2009 5:46:01 AM
    - re: It would appear that this is the "Mystery Blob" - Marcia - 4/28/2009 5:27:33 AM
      - APOD on the GRB - Socrates II - 4/29/2009 1:30:05 PM
        
        re: APOD on the GRB - Marcia - 4/30/2009 12:25:15 AM

Skip moon bases, switching to Mars and Asteroids right away - Jeff F - 4/30/2009 4:48:12 PM
- Long duration missions - Raoul - 5/2/2009 2:40:29 PM
- CAPS - E.P. - 5/1/2009 7:31:36 PM
  - for once I agree - Adam - 5/2/2009 6:26:39 AM
- re: Skip moon bases, switching to Mars and Asteroids right away - Mr Fibuli - 5/1/2009 4:14:57 AM
- re:Not skipping the Moon, but a moonbase (n/t) - Raoul - 4/30/2009 11:28:43 PM
  - It's not even that clear... - Marsbug - 5/1/2009 12:08:35 AM
    - re: It's not even that clear... - gbaikie - 5/1/2009 1:13:55 AM
      - There's nothing.... - Marsbug - 5/1/2009 2:59:42 PM
      - Is it worth it? - Adam - 5/1/2009 6:15:47 AM
        
        re: Is it worth it? - gbaikie - 5/1/2009 8:26:13 AM
- HITCH a RIDE on a 'roid? - carl - 4/30/2009 7:28:01 PM
  - CAPS - E.P. - 5/1/2009 8:13:46 PM
    - I like the idea of chopping them up and making things out of them. (n/t) - TB - 5/1/2009 8:31:04 PM
  - Hard to change course ;-) - Adam - 5/1/2009 6:16:47 AM
    - Change to PREPARATION H2o - carl - 5/1/2009 1:35:22 PM
  - Ewww. (n/t) - TB - 4/30/2009 10:45:13 PM

Can we just stop Ares 1 now and get on with Direct? - E.P. - 5/1/2009 9:30:51 PM
- re: Can we just stop Ares 1 now and get on with Direct? - josh - 5/1/2009 11:05:50 PM
  - re: Can we just stop Ares 1 now and get on with Direct? - josh - 5/1/2009 11:07:55 PM

Beautiful new astronomy book - Shrouds of the Night - Socrates II - 5/1/2009 3:09:11 PM

JPL Open House this weekend, ANYBODY Going??? - carl - 4/29/2009 5:08:56 PM
- re: JPL Open House this weekend, ANYBODY Going??? - Delbert - 4/30/2009 8:27:39 PM
  - take the Kid to the House - carl - 4/30/2009 9:02:54 PM
    - re: take the Kid to the House - Delbert - 5/1/2009 2:23:35 PM
- I'm going to miss it this year. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/30/2009 8:42:45 AM
- re: JPL Open House this weekend, ANYBODY Going??? - Marcia - 4/30/2009 12:42:13 AM
  - re: JPL Open House this weekend, ANYBODY Going??? - Marcia - 4/30/2009 12:55:23 AM
- they'll be Ustreaming a nice portion of it (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 4/29/2009 8:58:11 PM

Best map of the lunar farside yet - Socrates II - 5/1/2009 1:31:15 PM

Changing an Asteroid's Orbit With a Tether - Buck Galaxy - 4/18/2009 5:11:37 AM
- Asteroid Billiards - Eight Ball in the Side Pocket - David F Mayer - 4/30/2009 4:46:31 AM
- re: Changing an Asteroid's Orbit With a Tether. - Marcia - 4/27/2009 8:37:56 PM
- Nuclear explosive is a much more likely bet. - David F Mayer - 4/26/2009 6:39:39 AM
  - Problems with the nuke idea - Socrates II - 4/27/2009 1:05:24 PM
    - Objects the size of Texas cannot be diverted. - David F Mayer - 4/28/2009 1:45:20 AM
    - You sure about the dinosaurs not listening in time? - TB - 4/27/2009 2:39:17 PM
      - Yes, but... - Socrates II - 4/27/2009 3:25:53 PM
        
        re: Yes, but... - Marcia - 4/27/2009 9:23:23 PM
        
        Co-inhabiting the Earth - TB - 4/27/2009 10:13:27 PM
        
        re: Co-inhabiting the Earth - Marcia - 4/27/2009 10:40:17 PM
        
        Ever read Harry Harrison's Eden Trilogy? - Socrates II - 4/28/2009 12:49:38 PM
- Asteroid balls - azstrummer - 4/18/2009 4:50:56 PM
- I'm not sure he'll gain his Ph.D... - nick hoffman - 4/18/2009 1:15:23 PM
  - You could turn a tethered asteroid into a radiometer... - alcaray - 4/26/2009 9:29:57 PM
  - Maybe... - TB - 4/18/2009 4:00:50 PM
    - No need for a mass driver... - Emperor O.B. - 4/23/2009 5:43:11 AM
      - re: No need for a mass driver... - alcaray - 4/28/2009 9:11:53 PM
        
        All you need is a fywheel with paddles - nick hoffman - 4/29/2009 10:51:44 AM
        
        For instance reaction wheels on space vehicles... - alcaray - 4/29/2009 11:15:19 PM
        
        re: No need for a mass driver... - gbaikie - 4/29/2009 2:40:49 AM
    - The analysis has already been done: CAPS - E.P. - 4/18/2009 4:19:57 PM
- re: Changing an Asteroid's rotation With a Tether - Raoul - 4/18/2009 7:20:51 AM
  - Maybe the dinosaurs caught swine flu instead - Socrates II - 4/27/2009 1:12:45 PM

Shatter Zones - gbaikie - 4/29/2009 12:33:01 PM

It's Official: CEV Reduced from 6 Crewpersons to Four - phil - 4/29/2009 12:56:42 AM
- It doesn't read as if all is lost. - Bowser - 4/29/2009 1:12:36 AM

Giant Electrical Tornadoes in Outer Space - ThatGuy - 4/25/2009 4:50:58 AM
- Quibble on diagram used in video. - ThatGuy - 4/25/2009 5:36:40 AM
  - re: Quibble on diagram used in video. - Marcia - 4/25/2009 10:55:46 PM
    - re: Quibble on diagram used in video. - ThatGuy - 4/27/2009 7:03:58 AM
      - re: Quibble on diagram used in video. - Marcia - 4/27/2009 7:58:31 PM
    - re: Quibble on diagram used in video. - Marcia - 4/25/2009 11:08:16 PM
      - re: Quibble on diagram used in video. - ThatGuy - 4/27/2009 7:21:39 AM

1/10 scale saturn 5 - delbert - 4/26/2009 10:21:39 PM
- See Below - Moderator Nick - 4/27/2009 12:11:50 AM

Mystery Blob - AHB - 4/22/2009 11:07:05 PM
- re: winged globe - Eric - 4/26/2009 1:41:17 AM
- The professionals who know it best "just called it a radiation-emitting "blob"." - Bowser - 4/24/2009 1:32:24 PM
  - re: The professionals who know it best "just called it a radiation-emitting "blob"." - Marcia - 4/26/2009 1:15:18 AM
- Maybe it's the smoke from the Big Bang. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/24/2009 12:38:16 AM
  - re: Maybe it's the smoke from the Big Bang. - AHB - 4/24/2009 1:34:38 AM
    - Hopefully they'll be able to weed out the right answer. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/24/2009 1:37:42 AM
- It's called a galaxy. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/23/2009 4:46:22 AM
  - Probably a galaxy with a black hole in center being fed with huge influx of gas. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/26/2009 6:29:40 AM
  - re: It's called a galaxy. - Well, yes, that was my first guess. :} - Marcia - 4/23/2009 10:25:14 PM
    - re: It's called a galaxy. - Well, yes, that was my first guess. :} - AHB - 4/23/2009 11:30:44 PM
      - re: It's called a galaxy. - Well, yes, that was my first guess. :} - Marcia - 4/24/2009 12:58:08 AM
    - redshifted it looks like a blob - mip - 4/23/2009 11:12:53 PM
      - You would have to go there to find out. - alcaray - 4/24/2009 5:06:50 AM
        
        Because - mip - 4/25/2009 3:10:33 AM
      - re: redshifted it looks like a blob - Marcia - 4/23/2009 11:30:05 PM
- re: Mystery Blob - Marcia - 4/23/2009 4:08:16 AM

The Odor of the Spheres - TB - 4/25/2009 6:49:59 AM
- Actually, TB, - nick hoffman - 4/26/2009 5:41:57 AM

Orion and The Pleiadies: - Marcia - 4/26/2009 2:35:30 AM

Maryland Man to launch 1/10 scale Saturn V in honor of moon program - Jeff F - 4/22/2009 5:09:50 PM
- re: Maryland Man to launch 1/10 scale Saturn V in honor of moon program - Jeff F - 4/25/2009 2:28:02 PM
  - Looks like a success! - TB - 4/25/2009 8:00:05 PM
    - Total Success, Video and Audio - Jeff F - 4/26/2009 12:54:45 AM

Live Earth Views from 22,000 miles up. - Marcia - 4/25/2009 1:12:32 AM

NASA and Obama and Ares 1 - E.P. - 4/24/2009 9:13:35 PM

Neat picture from Opportunity - REB - 4/24/2009 4:03:59 PM
- "Rolling, rolling, rolling..." (n/t) - TB - 4/24/2009 4:12:22 PM
  - Life to be found on Mars by 2019? - Socrates II - 4/24/2009 7:11:15 PM

EELVs for Orion ? - Raoul - 4/21/2009 8:52:14 PM
- Sadly, there's thoughts of downgrading from 6 to 4 passengers. Pathetic, if so. (n/t) - phil - 4/24/2009 12:26:03 AM
  - For the first flights, yes.... - Raoul - 4/24/2009 11:34:41 AM
- Can we just shut down Ares 1 now and get on with Direct? (n/t) - E.P. - 4/23/2009 10:01:51 PM
- re: EELVs for Orion ? - gbaikie - 4/22/2009 2:51:33 AM
  - re: EELVs for Orion ? - gbaikie - 4/22/2009 9:20:12 PM

Portal To The Universe !!!!! - Raoul - 4/23/2009 5:02:57 PM

Less Massive Exoplanet Detected in Gliese 581 - S - 4/21/2009 7:20:48 PM
- Let's send a probe to the system. - David F Mayer - 4/22/2009 3:13:50 AM
  - Great example of why you shouldn't try to accomplish something before it's time - Sawyer - 4/23/2009 3:06:59 PM
  - TAU - Raoul - 4/22/2009 6:13:21 PM
    - The Only Thing that I See Wrong Is Using Microwaves Instead of Light to Communicate with Earth. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/22/2009 9:21:49 PM
      - The Innovative Interstellar Probe - Socrates II - 4/23/2009 1:58:11 PM
  - Proper motion... - Adam - 4/22/2009 11:17:22 AM
    - We've already send a radio message to the Gliese 581 system - Socrates II - 4/22/2009 1:26:51 PM
- re: Less Massive Exoplanet Detected in Gliese 581 - Marcia - 4/22/2009 2:39:22 AM

Kepler Slideshow in PDF Format - phil - 4/19/2009 6:18:07 PM
- re: Kepler Slideshow in PDF Format - Marcia - 4/20/2009 2:54:51 AM
  - You answered your own question - Socrates II - 4/20/2009 2:44:33 PM
    - re: You answered your own question. - Very well said! Thanks! (n/t) - Marcia - 4/23/2009 2:29:25 AM
      - Kepler Star Wheel: - Marcia - 4/23/2009 3:58:01 AM

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