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Tycho from Kaguya - Raoul - 1/20/2009 8:03:38 PM
- Really magnificent - McFly - 1/21/2009 2:40:26 AM
  - Surveyor 7 is somewhere down there - Socrates II - 1/21/2009 2:23:16 PM
    - re: Surveyor 7 is a distance from the rim - Raoul - 1/21/2009 5:59:41 PM
      - A recently learned item about Tycho - Socrates II - 1/21/2009 6:41:27 PM
        
        A different look at Tycho - Socrates II - 1/29/2009 3:31:47 PM

Solar eclipse today - Raoul - 1/26/2009 6:15:04 PM
- Is it just me... - Socrates II - 1/28/2009 1:05:12 PM
  - Define "Fair"... - nick hoffman - 1/28/2009 3:19:41 PM
    - 1/2 for me, 1/2 for you. - Bowser - 1/29/2009 2:48:32 AM

A real flying car! - Socrates II - 1/23/2009 3:03:47 AM
- re: A real flying car! - S - 1/28/2009 9:05:30 PM
- The link - Raoul - 1/23/2009 6:29:43 AM
  - A cooler Skycar... - Adam - 1/27/2009 10:43:25 PM
- Very cool, but will it fit through the drive-through at Starbucks? (n/t) - RobVG - 1/23/2009 5:46:02 AM

Teleportation Milestone Achieved - Eric - 1/25/2009 3:43:18 PM
- the article is probably BS. - mip - 1/25/2009 7:00:41 PM

Robert Crippen about the Shuttle - Raoul - 1/25/2009 1:02:37 PM
- re: Robert Crippen about the Shuttle - nick hoffman - 1/25/2009 3:04:31 PM
  - Knowledge - Raoul - 1/25/2009 3:52:28 PM

Betelgeuse varies ! - Raoul - 1/25/2009 1:34:24 PM

Failed Telecommunications Satellite Drifts Out of Control - Eric - 1/25/2009 1:02:54 AM

NASA and ESA jointly to, Europa or Titan - Raoul - 1/22/2009 10:11:20 PM
- Titan lander mission--some suggestions - Sawyer - 1/24/2009 4:07:18 PM
  - re: Titan lander mission--some suggestions - Doug Ellison - 1/24/2009 6:06:56 PM
    - re:mass problem for buoyant lander - sawyer - 1/24/2009 10:19:25 PM
      - re: re:mass problem for buoyant lander - Doug Ellison - 1/24/2009 11:59:21 PM
- Great stuff - pwokenyaw - 1/23/2009 10:06:34 PM

The Earth, the Moon and some stars - Raoul - 1/23/2009 9:29:04 PM

Green roofs - gbaikie - 1/22/2009 12:57:33 AM
- trees are better than current solar technology for cooling - pwokenyaw - 1/22/2009 8:19:12 PM
  - Where's the water going to come from? - Nick Hoffman - 1/23/2009 1:11:12 AM
    - re: Where's the water going to come from? - Laurie Street - 1/23/2009 5:04:02 AM
- Imagine if they could paint city roofs white - Socrates II - 1/22/2009 2:09:22 PM
  - re: Imagine if they could paint city roofs white - lance - 1/23/2009 5:11:02 AM
  - re: Imagine if they could paint city roofs white - gbaikie - 1/23/2009 12:38:04 AM

A truly Earth-sized exoplanet found? - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 4:47:48 PM
- Is it in the Habitable Zone? (n/t) - Jacob - 1/19/2009 5:28:31 PM
  - Read the report... - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 11:40:14 PM
    - What equipment would be needed to determine with certainty? - mip - 1/20/2009 1:18:54 AM
      - Ships in the night - Nick Hoffman - 1/20/2009 5:30:06 AM
- re: A truly Earth-sized exoplanet found? - REB - 1/19/2009 5:14:31 PM
  - The exoplant is about the same distance as Venus - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 6:23:10 PM
    - Spotting alien Earths on the cheap - Socrates II - 1/20/2009 3:42:08 AM
      - Exoplanet size is actually 3.3 Earth masses - Socrates II - 1/23/2009 3:17:07 AM

NASA Lunar Rover in Parade Yesterday - carl - 1/21/2009 5:18:35 PM
- re: NASA Lunar Rover in Parade Yesterday - dc - 1/22/2009 7:07:11 AM
  - At least Obama waited for it. - nick hoffman - 1/22/2009 8:15:42 AM
- re: NASA Lunar Rover in Parade Yesterday - pic - Laurie Street - 1/21/2009 10:20:29 PM
  - A video - Raoul - 1/21/2009 10:52:21 PM
    - How are they going to get that thing to the Moon? - Socrates II - 1/22/2009 2:11:08 PM
      - The wheels and chassis separate from the pressurized module (n/t) - Raoul - 1/22/2009 4:52:21 PM

Venus - REB - 1/19/2009 5:13:37 PM
- StarryNights - RobVG - 1/20/2009 5:36:09 AM
  - re: StarryNights - nick hoffman - 1/20/2009 12:08:22 PM
    - Wow - RobVG - 1/21/2009 1:50:46 AM
- Seeing the disk - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 11:49:57 PM
  - re: Seeing the disk - REB - 1/20/2009 9:06:14 PM
    - re: Seeing the disk - REB - 1/20/2009 9:08:06 PM
      - How about using a right-angle finder ? - Raoul - 1/20/2009 10:53:13 PM
        
        That is a good idea - REB - 1/21/2009 2:50:12 PM
  - Your naked eye or ours? - Adam - 1/20/2009 1:30:42 AM
    - I once saw the crescent Venus with 7x50 binoculars - Socrates II - 1/20/2009 3:40:34 AM

update about methane on mars - Andrew - 1/15/2009 8:14:28 PM
- Anyone got as link to WHICH areas these are seen in? - nick hoffman - 1/16/2009 12:48:51 AM
  - Found it! - nick hoffman - 1/16/2009 1:03:17 AM
    - re: Found it! - So, are the Methane Clathrates or bio in nature? - Marcia - 1/17/2009 2:14:07 AM
      - Origin cannot be proven yet - nick hoffman - 1/17/2009 4:28:54 AM
        
        re: Origin cannot be proven yet. - Marcia - 1/20/2009 3:14:50 AM
        
        or all three ;-) (n/t) - Adam - 1/17/2009 12:17:46 PM
- And Venus may have had continents and oceans - Socrates II - 1/15/2009 9:37:38 PM
  - Astronomy Magazine had an article about that in the 1980â€™s - REB - 1/19/2009 4:47:11 PM
  - Dang! - TB - 1/17/2009 3:15:47 AM
  - Re: is there any way to tell the difference if methane is produced by organisms or geology with remote methods? - TAFKASE - 1/16/2009 6:33:08 PM
  - Biologic vs Chemical origins - nick hoffman - 1/16/2009 12:20:25 AM
    - re: Biologic vs Chemical origins - E.P. - 1/16/2009 9:18:33 PM
      - Neutrons? - nick hoffman - 1/17/2009 4:38:20 AM
    - Bio vs Geo - Laurie Street - 1/16/2009 9:06:10 PM
      - Volcanic activity - nick hoffman - 1/17/2009 4:31:59 AM
        
        Besides its lack of "sexiness"... - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 4:07:07 PM
        
        re: just as likely as not. - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 11:46:34 PM
        
        active fault movement needed? - pwokenyaw - 1/20/2009 3:16:56 AM
        
        found the press conference quote - pwokenyaw - 1/20/2009 6:41:07 AM
        
        Serpentinisation on Earth - nick hoffman - 1/20/2009 12:18:58 PM
        
        Life on Mars - Socrates II - 1/21/2009 12:54:24 PM
        
        Volcanic activity and photo chemistry - Marsbug - 1/17/2009 2:33:51 PM
  - About Venus - Adam - 1/15/2009 10:37:33 PM
    - tough mission, but there's an alternative - pwokenyaw - 1/17/2009 4:27:44 PM
    - re: About Venus. - A planet that rains sulfuric acid doesn't hold much on the surface. mho (n/t) - Marcia - 1/17/2009 3:20:37 AM
      - Sulfuric acid decomposes due to the heat high in the air (n/t) - Adam - 1/17/2009 12:16:09 PM
        
        Some Earth life does live in some really nasty environments - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 5:58:06 PM
        
        Methane detected in the geyser plumes of Enceladus - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 10:08:01 PM
        
        Nasty Life - Adam - 1/20/2009 1:29:26 AM

'Warplane' - A series on PBS - Bowser - 1/21/2009 6:57:11 AM

The Mall from GeoEye (earlier) - Raoul - 1/20/2009 10:18:18 PM

Yet another possible meteor strike - Eric - 1/18/2009 1:57:40 PM
- Are there more big meteors than usual or are we just getting better at observing them? - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 9:56:15 PM
  - More CAmeras Online - carl - 1/20/2009 5:21:12 PM

Fusion enhancement in Metal Deuterides - Adam - 1/20/2009 2:09:10 AM

A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/6/2009 7:41:31 PM
- re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/6/2009 8:31:23 PM
  - re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/7/2009 12:01:31 AM
    - Obviously... - Nick Hoffman - 1/7/2009 2:10:23 AM
      - Can't stop that CO2 - Nick Hoffman - 1/8/2009 10:31:37 PM
      - The Larsen Ice Shelf - TB - 1/7/2009 6:19:39 AM
        
        "Glasser acknowledges that global warming had a major part to play in the collapse," (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 7:53:04 PM
        
        Media Hype on ´Melting´ Antarctic Ignores Record Ice Growth - S - 1/7/2009 10:09:21 PM
        
        good job linking to a March report instead of current ones - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 10:58:14 PM
        
        It isn't just about sea ice. It's the total mass balance of Antarctica - TB - 1/8/2009 6:25:06 AM
        
        and the models say increased snowfall in the Antarctic, so no contradiction - pwokenyaw - 1/8/2009 11:58:22 PM
        
        Okay, then Greenland. - TB - 1/9/2009 2:26:59 AM
        
        It's the IPCC that counts - pwokenyaw - 1/10/2009 7:20:33 AM
        
        I guess that settles it then. - TB - 1/10/2009 6:44:04 PM
        
        never happened - pwokenyaw - 1/11/2009 7:56:45 AM
        
        re: never happened - TB - 1/11/2009 8:06:48 PM
        
        speaking of livelihoods, my bet offer is open - pwokenyaw - 1/13/2009 9:47:05 PM
        
        Based on what results? - TB - 1/14/2009 6:14:09 PM
        
        It would look a little like this, perhaps... - Nick Hoffman - 1/14/2009 10:02:14 PM
        
        or, for the REAL long-term view... - Nick Hoffman - 1/14/2009 10:08:20 PM
        
        That chart doesn't make sense. - Lee - 1/14/2009 11:58:00 PM
        
        What saved the Earth? - Nick Hoffman - 1/15/2009 4:36:29 AM
        
        re: What saved the Earth? - gbaikie - 1/15/2009 8:02:53 AM
        
        5% less insolation is still a big deal - Adam - 1/17/2009 9:44:33 PM
        
        re: 5% less insolation is still a big deal - gbaikie - 1/18/2009 12:41:32 AM
        
        Sun's core is where the action is - Adam - 1/18/2009 11:22:45 AM
        
        re: Sun's core is where the action is - gbaikie - 1/19/2009 12:17:08 AM
        
        re: Though I suppose that is what you meant. - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 12:50:57 AM
        
        re: Though I suppose that is what you meant. - gbaikie - 1/19/2009 5:49:41 AM
        
        There are TWO meanings - nick hoffman - 1/19/2009 10:40:04 AM
        
        Which is the relevant one for most purposes - Adam - 1/20/2009 1:38:13 AM
        
        re: Based on what results? - pwokenyaw - 1/14/2009 9:32:19 PM
        
        re: Based on what results? - gbaikie - 1/15/2009 1:30:39 AM
        
        you're years behind the news - pwokenyaw - 1/15/2009 7:16:43 PM
        
        re: you're years behind the news - gbaikie - 1/15/2009 10:15:53 PM
        
        layers of wrong, dated from years ago - pwokenyaw - 1/16/2009 2:12:42 AM
        
        re: layers of wrong, dated from years ago - gbaikie - 1/16/2009 3:02:56 AM
        
        re: layers of wrong, dated from years ago - pwokenyaw - 1/16/2009 3:37:25 AM
        
        re: layers of wrong, dated from years ago - gbaikie - 1/16/2009 5:50:10 AM
        
        still more Zombie Lies - pwokenyaw - 1/17/2009 4:31:55 PM
        
        re: still more Zombie Lies - gbaikie - 1/18/2009 4:13:49 AM
        
        re: speaking of livelihoods, my bet offer is open - gbaikie - 1/13/2009 11:58:37 PM
        
        re: speaking of livelihoods, my bet offer is open - pwokenyaw - 1/14/2009 9:27:40 PM
        
        There is a reason it was originally named GREENLAND and not ICELAND. (n/t) - lance - 1/11/2009 3:12:45 PM
        
        yup - marketing. Look it up. (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 1/13/2009 9:45:34 PM
        
        re: Okay, then Greenland. - gbaikie - 1/9/2009 5:02:15 AM
      - re: Obviously... - gbaikie - 1/7/2009 6:02:11 AM
      - re: Obviously... - Bowser - 1/7/2009 4:44:32 AM
        
        re: Obviously... - lance - 1/7/2009 5:20:01 PM
        
        PS Read the cigarette companies strategies for denying cancer. Very similar. - Bowser - 1/7/2009 6:54:43 PM
        
        It's a weak argument - S - 1/7/2009 9:36:35 PM
        
        "They" means "all of 'em". - Bowser - 1/7/2009 6:44:53 PM
        
        Parallels True and False - S - 1/7/2009 9:48:27 PM
        
        re: Parallels True and False - lance - 1/11/2009 12:39:14 AM
        
        More of the same - S - 1/12/2009 8:21:16 PM
        
        re: More of the same - lance - 1/13/2009 6:16:53 AM
    - re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 12:35:00 AM
      - re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/7/2009 1:56:32 AM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 7:55:34 PM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/8/2009 7:17:05 PM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/9/2009 12:06:15 AM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/9/2009 1:55:30 AM

IYA 2009 - Raoul - 1/14/2009 8:29:55 PM
- Moore - Raoul - 1/14/2009 8:47:24 PM
  - Participants at the opening - Raoul - 1/14/2009 8:53:34 PM
    - For the live event tomorrow, a link.... - Raoul - 1/14/2009 9:24:03 PM
      - Launch of the International Astronomy Year, at UNESCO in Parisâ€ - Socrates II - 1/15/2009 12:16:08 PM
        
        Ceremony yesterday at Brussels' planetarium - Raoul - 1/17/2009 8:02:49 PM
        
        Preserving dark skies over ancient observing sites in this celebratory year - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 4:59:19 PM

With a 4 inch refractor - Raoul - 1/12/2009 6:22:52 PM
- What can be done with a 4 inch refractor-by someone who knows how to use it! Congrats. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 1/19/2009 3:04:28 AM
- Beautiful - S - 1/12/2009 9:17:12 PM
  - re: Beautiful. - They are beautiful, but... - Marcia - 1/14/2009 8:08:04 PM
    - For that, we need to send a satellite to the Moon! (n/t) - Raoul - 1/14/2009 8:10:08 PM
      - We are - LRO - Socrates II - 1/14/2009 8:51:09 PM
        
        re: We are - LRO - Apollo 12 finds Surveyor 3. - Marcia - 1/14/2009 9:24:14 PM
        
        re: We are - LRO - Apollo 12 finds Surveyor 3. - Marcia - 1/14/2009 9:25:31 PM

Tom van Flandern is dead - Adam - 1/18/2009 10:46:30 AM
- I have to say... - algorithms - 1/18/2009 3:58:07 PM
  - re: I have to say... - Hans - 1/18/2009 8:12:26 PM
    - Hey Hans! - Algorithms - 1/18/2009 10:33:47 PM

Moon south pole radar image from Chandrayaan-1 - Raoul - 1/18/2009 7:57:58 PM

Delta IV Heavy launch last night - Raoul - 1/18/2009 6:32:37 PM

Space biology being neglected? - Marsbug - 1/17/2009 2:56:04 PM
- Interesting thought. - Bowser - 1/18/2009 1:21:00 AM
  - re: Interesting thought. - Marsbug - 1/18/2009 12:04:56 PM
    - D'oh, forgot the link!. - Marsbug - 1/18/2009 1:44:39 PM

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