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HST detected exoplanet HR 8799 b in 1998 - Socrates II - 2/20/2009 6:32:59 PM
- 100 or more exoplanet images in the HST database? - Socrates II - 3/2/2009 3:50:02 PM

Surviving 1,000 centuries, can we do it ? - Raoul - 2/25/2009 4:12:05 PM
- I think so, or at least whatever we evolove into. (n/t) - REB - 2/27/2009 5:50:45 PM
  - I think we have about a century and a half to go - mip - 3/1/2009 5:08:09 PM
    - According to J. Richard Gott the Third - Socrates II - 3/2/2009 1:53:01 PM
- If idiots remain in charge as they are today, I doubt Humanity will survive for ONE more century. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 12:08:23 AM
  - The idiots have always been in charge. - ER - 3/1/2009 3:51:05 PM
    - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln - Marsby - 3/1/2009 9:13:58 PM
  - But most of our so-called leaders have been power-hungry idiots for ages - Socrates II - 2/27/2009 2:08:52 PM
    - But they did NOT have nukes. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 5:14:48 PM
      - Lots of dictators didn't need nukes to kill millions - Socrates II - 2/27/2009 7:13:33 PM
- Maybe it's best humanity not survive. - Jacob - 2/26/2009 4:55:50 PM
  - Baloney - Marsby - 2/28/2009 5:37:13 PM
  - I disagree. - REB - 2/27/2009 5:52:12 PM
  - Largely true. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 12:09:06 AM
  - And another intelligent, tool using species will do better? - Socrates II - 2/26/2009 6:20:58 PM
    - Who cares. You're life will be meaningless and unknown in 1000 years anyways. (n/t) - Jacob - 2/27/2009 7:33:02 PM
      - Well, thanks for the real picker-upper - Socrates II - 2/27/2009 7:55:21 PM
- re: Surviving 1,000 centuries, can we do it ? - gbaikie - 2/25/2009 11:01:38 PM
  - re: Surviving 1,000 centuries, can we do it ? - Mr Fibuli - 2/27/2009 4:47:27 AM
- A relevant article in the latest New Scientist - Socrates II - 2/25/2009 8:06:18 PM
- Re: Section 4.3. We're gonna need to monitor volcanos. (n/t) - et - 2/25/2009 7:34:20 PM
- Psychologically probably not. - Bowser - 2/25/2009 5:53:41 PM
  - Surprisingly Incorrect - Marsby - 2/25/2009 6:32:26 PM
    - Technology is cumulative. Wisdom has to be learned all over by each person. - Bowser - 2/25/2009 6:57:30 PM
      - Almost Agree. - Marsby - 2/25/2009 7:28:53 PM
      - Extrapolate the "gun in the hands of a child" scenario. - Bowser - 2/25/2009 7:25:20 PM
      - We are merely replicating machines - Raoul - 2/25/2009 7:07:35 PM
        
        What if we are one of the galaxy's "brains" - Socrates II - 2/25/2009 7:14:49 PM
  - You're looking at the wrong side of it. - TB - 2/25/2009 6:18:30 PM
    - The savannah wasn't peaceful either, as you say. That's the point. - Bowser - 2/25/2009 7:00:44 PM
- This is like neaderthal predicting 21st century and that is less than 100K years - Sawyer - 2/25/2009 5:40:12 PM
  - re: This book is a thought exercize - Raoul - 2/25/2009 6:41:38 PM
    - Looks Like A Good One To Me - Marsby - 2/25/2009 7:17:31 PM
      - re: Looks Like A Good One To Me - gbaikie - 2/26/2009 12:36:32 AM
- SPACESHIP EARTH - carl - 2/25/2009 5:06:38 PM
  - What if we were made by Gaia to stop deadly space impacts? - Socrates II - 2/25/2009 7:42:57 PM
    - Charlie Stross Wrong About Space Colonization and Singularity - Socrates II - 3/1/2009 5:59:30 AM

KEPLER, finally taking off (no, really, after 10 yrs... hopefully THIS time). - Marcia - 3/2/2009 4:37:09 AM
- re: KEPLER,- spellcheck: sismal - dismal. - Marcia - 3/2/2009 4:45:48 AM

Migrating planets in the solar system - Raoul - 2/26/2009 7:39:14 AM
- re: Migrating planets in the solar system - Marcia - 3/2/2009 3:34:40 AM
- Venus might've lasted longer than that - Adam - 2/26/2009 10:04:26 PM
  - Not unlikely, but Venus may NEVER have had liquid water. - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 12:02:27 AM
    - re: Not unlikely, but Venus may NEVER have had liquid water. - Mr Fibuli - 2/27/2009 4:33:53 AM
      - Look at what happends to water that is boiled of comets - REB - 2/27/2009 5:48:40 PM
      - Not a chance. It would be blown out of the Solar System by the Solar Wind (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 5:13:23 PM
      - Boiled off - nick hoffman - 2/27/2009 10:58:59 AM
        
        re: Boiled off - gbaikie - 2/27/2009 10:51:59 PM
        
        Did the news pass you by? - Adam - 2/28/2009 4:55:54 AM
        
        re: Did the news pass you by? - gbaikie - 2/28/2009 8:29:23 AM
        
        UV light - Adam - 3/1/2009 2:23:52 AM
        
        re: UV light - gbaikie - 3/1/2009 2:22:05 PM
        
        So does this mean... - Socrates II - 2/27/2009 3:55:02 PM

Next Flagship: Europa - dtb - 2/19/2009 4:53:40 AM
- Water Worlds Roughly To Scale - marsby - 3/1/2009 6:14:15 AM
  - Ceres (leftmost above) and Enceladus - marsby - 3/1/2009 6:16:40 AM
    - re: Ceres (leftmost above) and Enceladus Hopefully bigger - marsby - 3/1/2009 6:18:40 AM
- outer mission planets ideal for nano technology advances - sawyer - 2/22/2009 3:22:28 PM
  - one other thing - sawyer - 2/22/2009 3:26:31 PM
- Bookmark this thread. - Buck Galaxy - 2/21/2009 12:31:03 AM
  - Lander, probably not - dtb - 2/21/2009 1:28:49 PM
    - No lander is just plain stupid - Buck Galaxy - 2/22/2009 2:39:30 AM
      - No lander is just plain affordable - dtb - 2/22/2009 12:19:56 PM
        
        Quadruple the cost? - Buck Galaxy - 2/22/2009 11:53:25 PM
        
        much discussion at unmanned spaceflight - pwokenyaw - 2/23/2009 9:14:06 PM
        
        Thanks! Extremely informative discussion (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/24/2009 8:00:39 PM
      - re: Yes! Very pleased about visiting Europa (not just life, but the pure science)!! What about an "impactor" instead? (n/t) - Vince - 2/22/2009 7:41:36 AM
        
        Don't know if this rule still applies, but... - Socrates II - 2/22/2009 2:14:45 PM
- Glass Half Full - Marsby - 2/20/2009 10:02:01 PM
  - re: Glass Half Full - pwokenyaw - 2/20/2009 11:05:20 PM
- Europa is the next logical step - Socrates II - 2/19/2009 5:33:45 PM
  - As much as I love Titan... - Adam - 2/22/2009 9:51:26 AM
    - I Vote For Titan - REB - 2/23/2009 7:38:07 PM
      - How far down do we drill? - Adam - 2/28/2009 4:48:58 AM
        
        Roughly 100 km (62 miles) - Marsby - 2/28/2009 6:11:52 PM
      - Titan's Water Mantle - Marsby - 2/27/2009 5:01:06 AM
        
        How do you size this to all on one page? - Marsby - 2/27/2009 5:06:00 AM
    - Could the Huygens lander be modified for Europa? - Socrates II - 2/22/2009 2:21:57 PM
      - No atmosphere... - Adam - 2/23/2009 11:26:45 AM
        
        Yikes - like I don't know Europa doesn't have much of an atmosphere - Socrates II - 2/23/2009 12:19:04 PM
        
        Has everyone forgotten airbags? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/23/2009 7:08:42 PM
        
        At how many metres per second? - Adam - 2/23/2009 10:38:27 PM
        
        re: At how many metres per second? - Buck Galaxy - 2/24/2009 6:23:31 PM

Filure is expected result of current NASA NEO detection effort - E.P. - 2/27/2009 9:00:43 PM
- FAILURE is expected result of current NASA NEO detection effort - E.P. - 2/27/2009 10:02:54 PM
  - Typos Are Insignificant - Marsby - 2/28/2009 5:09:32 AM
    - Part after LSST Garbled by > in text - Marsby - 2/28/2009 5:16:19 AM
      - Long term impact risk for (101955) 1999 RQ36 - Socrates II - 2/28/2009 8:58:49 PM
        
        I'm A Lot More Worried About Apophis, What's Your Point? (n/t) - Marsby - 2/28/2009 9:26:55 PM
        
        No point other than a new NEO that is a potential threat to Earth - Socrates II - 3/1/2009 4:22:40 AM
        
        re: No point other than a new NEO that is a potential threat to Earth - marsby - 3/1/2009 6:02:45 AM

North KOREA Launch their TEST YET? - carl - 2/27/2009 5:48:46 PM
- North Korea a Month Away From Launch, U.S. Official Says - Socrates II - 2/28/2009 9:20:58 PM

The origin of life on Earth - Raoul - 2/22/2009 10:33:54 AM
- Before there could be ribosomes, proteins, etc, there had to be a way to polymerize the monomers. - David F Mayer - 2/23/2009 2:51:51 AM
  - If you mix boric acid with a lot of things, you get polymers. - alcaray - 2/23/2009 11:20:48 AM
    - Thermodyanic equilibrium favors monomers, not polymers. - David F Mayer - 2/26/2009 2:52:34 PM
      - Kinetics Matter - Marsby - 2/27/2009 4:03:58 AM
        
        That is NOT the issue. The point is that, without driving energy, it is IMPOSSIBLE - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 5:19:05 PM
      - I recommend that you do mix boric acid with some mineral oil. - alcaray - 2/27/2009 3:33:38 AM
      - re: Thermodyanic equilibrium favors monomers, not polymers. - gbaikie - 2/26/2009 8:41:02 PM
        
        Spam in space? - nick hoffman - 2/28/2009 1:15:52 PM
        
        Any of the polymers mentions will hydrolyze in water at room temperature. - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 12:11:45 AM
- re: The origin of life on Earth - Raoul - 2/22/2009 4:23:26 PM

My Astronomy Club Makes Nasa News - Jeff F - 2/28/2009 6:06:13 AM

And the evolution of CAPS - E.P. - 2/27/2009 9:12:37 PM
- No China In CAPS - Marsby - 2/28/2009 4:35:16 AM

Obama Will Stick with Bush Moon Plan - Jeff F - 2/26/2009 3:44:49 AM
- I wonder if Aviation Week got that information from the printer - E.P. - 2/27/2009 10:13:03 PM
- re: Obama Will Stick with Bush Moon Plan - Jacob - 2/26/2009 4:53:11 PM
  - The Bottom Line, Jacob: Cheer Up - E.P. - 2/27/2009 10:10:58 PM
  - re: Tax - Mike - 2/27/2009 12:52:42 AM
    - You owe 33,000 dollars plus...That's your portion of the national debt. (n/t) - Jacob - 2/27/2009 7:28:08 PM
    - JP Morgan Chase had a sterling record too. - TAFKASE - 2/27/2009 5:02:17 AM
      - Mike makes some good points - Socrates II - 2/27/2009 2:02:30 PM
        
        You're comparing apples and oranges. - Jacob - 2/27/2009 7:29:49 PM

Tonight (02/19) on PBS - Many Worlds theory. 'Relative State' Formulation of Quantum Mechanics." - Vince - 2/20/2009 3:23:43 AM
- Is the "Many Worlds theory" testable in any way? I doubt it. If not, then it lies outside of Science. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 12:13:21 AM
  - Ditto. (n/t) - Jacob - 2/27/2009 7:33:47 PM
- Proof. - Jacob - 2/20/2009 4:32:00 PM
  - re: It's only a theory - the scale and mathematics of quantum mechanics are mind boggling. Hugh Everett's 1957 paper is a mind bender. (n/t) - Vince - 2/20/2009 4:47:17 PM
- Wow. - Bowser - 2/20/2009 5:06:50 AM
- Thank you. I'm in time. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/20/2009 4:51:24 AM
  - So does this mean there are an infinite number of Heaven and Hells? - Socrates II - 2/20/2009 2:34:42 PM
    - Missed your morning brew Larry? Grumpy, grumpy... (n/t) - Adam - 2/26/2009 9:59:52 PM
    - Clearly there can be an infinite number of Heaven and Hells. - Bowser - 2/20/2009 8:57:51 PM

Eclipse Aviation not long for the world. - TB - 2/27/2009 5:37:52 AM

More space junk falling to Earth - Jack Herer - 2/25/2009 9:11:16 PM
- What does stuff keep falling on Texas? - REB - 2/26/2009 7:45:48 PM
  - Make that: Why does stuff keep falling on Texas? (n/t) - REB - 2/26/2009 7:46:26 PM
    - re: Make that: Why does stuff keep falling on Texas? - Socrates II - 2/26/2009 7:49:55 PM
- re: pic - Jack Herer - 2/25/2009 9:23:36 PM
  - re: pic - steve smyth - 2/25/2009 10:57:44 PM

SpaceX founder dreams of colonizing Mars - Marsby - 2/9/2009 4:46:40 AM
- re: SpaceX founder dreams of colonizing Mars - gbaikie - 2/19/2009 2:14:26 AM
- You left out the Moon again (n/t) - E.P. - 2/9/2009 5:10:54 PM
- There's a big difference between Musk and Zubrin - E.P. - 2/9/2009 4:33:04 PM
  - You're Not An Engineer So Stop Pretending You Have A Clue About Engineering - Marsby - 2/10/2009 12:19:57 AM
    - Evading the evidence, and throw in a personal attack - E.P. - 2/11/2009 8:34:24 PM
      - Just The Facts - Marsby - 2/12/2009 12:50:42 AM
        
        Just The Facts - E.P. - 2/13/2009 9:11:56 PM
        
        Do You Ever Bother To Get Facts Straight? - Marsby - 2/18/2009 4:10:56 PM
        
        On this one, yeah - E.P. - 2/18/2009 6:44:09 PM
        
        Let's See If Taking It one Item At a Time Will be Simple Enough For You - Marsby - 2/19/2009 4:01:46 AM
        
        Let's See If Taking It one Item At a Time Will be Simple Enough For You - E.P. - 2/20/2009 10:59:36 PM
        
        Two Legitimate Issues - Marsby - 2/21/2009 5:42:30 PM
        
        re: Two Legitimate Issues - E.P. - 2/23/2009 5:18:06 PM
        
        The Challenge Stands - Marsby - 2/23/2009 9:49:51 PM
        
        [OK, Guys, simmer down] - Moderator Nick - 2/19/2009 7:44:36 AM
        
        Boundaries - Marsby - 2/19/2009 6:27:48 PM
        
        Yeah, provide me with those quotes and outside links - E.P. - 2/20/2009 10:28:20 PM
        
        Short Term Goals Do Not Disprove Long Term Ones - Marsby - 2/21/2009 5:59:38 PM
        
        Surely Cheaper to Mars means Cheaper Asteroid defences - Adam - 2/22/2009 9:39:31 AM
        
        Obviously - Marsby - 2/22/2009 4:31:56 PM
        
        Remarkable: it only took 10 years for you to understand this - E.P. - 2/23/2009 5:20:50 PM
        
        I've Been Saying This All Along & You Still Don't Get It - Marsby - 2/23/2009 9:33:45 PM
        
        Real safety... - Adam - 2/24/2009 10:10:39 AM
        
        Direct & Semi-Direct Only For Exploration - Marsby - 2/24/2009 3:03:56 PM
        
        Is your Colony really necessary? - Adam - 2/25/2009 10:47:57 AM
        
        Depends On What You Mean By Necessary - Marsby - 2/25/2009 4:06:31 PM
        
        On The Other Hand - Marsby - 2/25/2009 4:11:01 PM
        
        NEO colonies should be where we go next - Socrates II - 2/25/2009 2:12:55 PM
        
        I Doubt That Very Much - Marsby - 2/25/2009 3:51:28 PM

Our world may be a giant hologram - Jody - 2/24/2009 10:57:18 PM
- END Program and..... - carl - 2/25/2009 2:53:45 PM

The highest-energy initial emissions ever seen. - Johannes - 2/20/2009 7:16:07 PM
- re: The highest-energy initial emissions ever seen. - Eric - 2/21/2009 1:55:41 PM
  - No one assumes it, - hank - 2/22/2009 2:39:05 PM
  - re: I agree, but most scientists do not. - Johannes - 2/21/2009 7:32:17 PM
    - Tachyons should make you happy - Socrates II - 2/23/2009 2:16:04 PM
      - re: Yes, if they exist :-) (n/t) - Johannes - 2/24/2009 12:31:18 AM
        
        You need to open your mind to the experience - Socrates II - 2/24/2009 4:21:58 AM
        
        If his mind opens any further... - alcaray - 2/25/2009 5:25:57 AM
        
        re: You mean - Johannes - 2/24/2009 5:28:58 AM

Going to try for comet Lulin tonight (2:30 AM)... Steve? Raoul? (n/t) - RobVG - 2/21/2009 1:40:20 AM
- re: Saw it tonight!!!! (n/t) - Raoul - 2/25/2009 12:14:24 AM
- 2/23 0400 UT - Fort Lauderdale, Fl - Hank - 2/23/2009 4:44:24 AM
  - Nice report Hank. - RobVG - 2/23/2009 5:19:19 AM
- Saw it 2:05 EST from Anna Maria Island - phil in Florider - 2/21/2009 5:39:27 PM
- Clouds.... (n/t) - Raoul - 2/21/2009 8:31:29 AM
  - The Great Cosmic Coincidence of Feb. 24, 2009â€ - Socrates II - 2/23/2009 12:36:55 PM

CO2 Observer Failure (Taurus XL issue - fairing) - dtb - 2/24/2009 1:21:28 PM
- Is fairing separation still an art or we will finally get the engineering right? - sawyer - 2/24/2009 9:38:58 PM
- Bummer (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/24/2009 6:24:36 PM

telecomsat solutions - steve smyth - 2/23/2009 9:05:48 PM
- re: telecomsat solutions - steve smyth - 2/24/2009 8:27:06 PM

What is life ? - Raoul - 2/16/2009 6:12:06 PM
- re: What is life ? - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/23/2009 7:22:48 AM
- A Chemical System Capable of Evolution - Marsby - 2/19/2009 7:18:14 PM
- I'm deteriorating with time. - alcaray - 2/17/2009 7:22:31 AM
  - But you can still write! :-) (n/t) - Raoul - 2/17/2009 6:23:19 PM
    - re: But you can still write! :-) - Exactly... - Marcia - 2/19/2009 2:05:19 AM
- re: What is life ? - Simplified... - Marcia - 2/17/2009 4:52:39 AM
  - re: What is life ? - Simplified..- Life has a better chance at becoming... - Marcia - 2/17/2009 5:08:53 AM
    - re: What is life ? - Simplified..- Life has a better chance at becoming... and.. - Marcia - 2/17/2009 5:18:00 AM
- re: What is life ? - gbaikie - 2/17/2009 2:30:32 AM
- Polyphosphates and the Origin of Life - David F Mayer - 2/16/2009 11:52:35 PM
  - Kewl... any good references? (n/t) - Adam - 2/22/2009 9:41:24 AM
    - References - David F Mayer - 2/23/2009 3:20:39 AM
  - re: Polyphosphates and the Origin of Life - Marcia - 2/19/2009 4:26:39 AM
    - The Effect of the Moon Was Huge. - David F Mayer - 2/19/2009 7:39:01 AM
      - re: The Effect of the Moon Was Huge. - Raoul - 2/21/2009 4:23:25 PM
      - re: The Effect of the Moon Was Huge.- It was. (n/t) - Marcia - 2/20/2009 8:20:07 PM
      - re: The Effect of the Moon Was Huge. - Marcia - 2/20/2009 8:08:09 PM
- re: What is life ? - sawyer - 2/16/2009 7:45:41 PM
  - re: What is life ? neagtive entropy?? - Andrew - 2/16/2009 8:33:34 PM
    - Negative entropy?? - Marsbug - 2/16/2009 11:00:14 PM
  - re: What is life ? neagtive entropy?? - Andrew - 2/16/2009 8:33:30 PM
- re: What is life ? - Andrew - 2/16/2009 6:49:36 PM
  - Spaceship earth - Raoul - 2/16/2009 9:30:14 PM
    - Perhaps the more interesting - if not ultimately futile - question... - Socrates II - 2/23/2009 9:56:22 PM
      - Become an ancestor...or - Raoul - 2/24/2009 6:32:56 AM
        
        Regardless of whether purpose is scientific or not - Socrates II - 2/24/2009 1:53:08 PM

Probing the origin of the dark material on Iapetus - Socrates II - 2/24/2009 5:15:27 AM

SpaceX Manufactured Heat Shield Material Passes High Temperature Tests Simulating Reentry Heating Conditions of Dragon Spacecraft - Marsby - 2/24/2009 5:11:36 AM

An Indian capsule - Raoul - 2/11/2009 9:33:57 PM
- re: An Indian capsule - brian gyles - 2/12/2009 1:26:00 AM
  - Fins - nick hoffman - 2/12/2009 8:01:32 AM
- That's a nice looking capsule. - Lee - 2/12/2009 12:00:14 AM
  - Iran wants to get into the manned spaceflight business, too - Socrates II - 2/16/2009 1:49:01 AM
    - India approves Â£1.7bn plan to launch astronauts by 2015 - Socrates II - 2/24/2009 4:30:57 AM

Skylon: an animation - Raoul - 2/22/2009 8:27:00 PM
- More Info - brian gyles - 2/23/2009 5:24:09 PM

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