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PHOENIX: Still no organics found - Algorithms - 10/21/2008 1:18:34 PM
- Could they charge the batteries, let them freeze, and then drain them for restart after thawing? (n/t) - E.P. - 10/22/2008 8:17:12 PM
  - The photocell wings are probably going to snap off from the weight of the ice. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/22/2008 8:30:11 PM
    - Even if they can bring it back, it would have no TEGA nor MECA cells left for chem analysis. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/22/2008 8:31:39 PM
- There was a discussion on this board once about Phoenix and ice. - Bowser - 10/22/2008 4:09:21 AM
- We may have to dig really deep - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 1:41:45 PM

100 Billion planets in our galaxy and.... - Raoul - 10/19/2008 7:06:13 PM
- re: 100 Billion planets in our galaxy and.... - phil - 10/19/2008 11:55:27 PM
  - Human beings as the peak of intelligence in the Universe - Socrates II - 10/20/2008 1:28:25 AM
    - Certainly in our Universe we are. - Bowser - 10/20/2008 6:52:04 AM
      - re: Certainly in our Universe we are. - gbaikie - 10/20/2008 8:03:51 AM
        
        Good question. - Bowser - 10/20/2008 8:15:25 PM
        
        re: Good question. - gbaikie - 10/20/2008 10:18:54 PM
        
        On second thought that was an appropriate and serious question. - Bowser - 10/22/2008 3:45:20 AM
        
        Certainly. - Bowser - 10/21/2008 11:02:37 PM
    - I think it's a great thought. - Lee - 10/20/2008 2:13:31 AM
      - As Steven Wright once said... - Socrates II - 10/20/2008 1:18:53 PM
- re: It's an ever changing universe! I agree, but - Johannes - 10/19/2008 11:54:05 PM
  - A Numerical Testbed for Hypotheses of Extraterrestrial Life and Intelligence - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 3:40:43 AM

40 years of passion for space - Raoul - 10/21/2008 9:40:02 PM

Did Lightning and Volcanoes Spark Life on Earth? - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 2:14:57 PM
- Nope, COMETS! - carl - 10/21/2008 4:38:39 PM
  - Why not a combo of events? - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 5:57:46 PM
    - It is not up to a vote. - alcaray - 10/21/2008 7:36:07 PM
      - Who said anything about voting on this? - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 7:51:08 PM
        
        Maybe it's the season. I thought I heard campaigning going on. - alcaray - 10/21/2008 8:18:24 PM
        
        If you vote for panspermia - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 9:01:49 PM
    - Agreed, Comets, Volcanos, Lightening, cosimic dust and - carl - 10/21/2008 6:04:21 PM

Blacklight Power Inc. gets some street cred. - Lee - 10/21/2008 1:34:31 AM
- This has all the warning signs of a pseudoscience hoax... - ARRELL - 10/21/2008 3:58:56 AM
  - re: This has all the warning signs of a pseudoscience hoax... - phil - 10/21/2008 7:14:04 PM
  - No doubt about it. - Lee - 10/21/2008 11:47:33 AM

Pics from New Star Trek Flick - phil - 10/17/2008 11:35:29 PM
- There's a 99.8% chance I'm gonna love the movie... - McFly - 10/18/2008 5:23:57 PM
  - How can anyone expect to have the interior of the ship look like it did in TOS? - Lee - 10/19/2008 1:41:46 AM
    - Bad MATTE Shots and Klingons - carl - 10/20/2008 10:39:57 PM
      - Another bad boulder in The Arena - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 1:17:04 PM
        
        Strings on SYLVIA - carl - 10/21/2008 4:40:45 PM
        
        Maybe that was part of their anatomies - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 6:01:11 PM
  - Based on the trailer, not so much... - dtb - 10/18/2008 5:31:35 PM
    - re: Based on the trailer, not so much... - phil - 10/19/2008 12:52:18 PM
  - Oops... - McFly - 10/18/2008 5:27:32 PM
    - The new ST film will have green Orion slave babes in it - Socrates II - 10/20/2008 1:22:15 AM
      - SLAVE CHicks RULE!!! - carl - 10/20/2008 10:41:27 PM

Treasure Hunting on the Moon: LRO and the Search for Water - gbaikie - 10/21/2008 1:27:33 PM

Iowa State Research Center Sponsors Asteroid Deflection Symposium - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 3:36:03 AM

MSL in danger - Raoul - 10/8/2008 5:38:21 AM
- 1.5 billion dollars already invested...Cancellation?... NON!! (n/t) - Jacob - 10/11/2008 9:11:37 PM
- Is MSL too much too soon? - Socrates II - 10/8/2008 1:57:17 PM
  - ESA's ExoMars Rover mission pushed back to 2016 - Socrates II - 10/21/2008 2:57:28 AM

another course that is not going to be stayed - E.P. - 10/20/2008 10:28:15 PM

The sky and the environment - Raoul - 10/20/2008 7:13:52 PM

Phobos, a rubble pile ! - Raoul - 10/18/2008 8:10:09 PM
- I'm dreaming of a deep underground base inside that moon. :-) - Jacob - 10/19/2008 7:04:05 PM
  - I'm not sure it would be that easy to anchor yourself, there? :-) (n/t) - Raoul - 10/19/2008 7:26:09 PM
  - And to mine. (n/t) - Lee - 10/19/2008 7:06:15 PM
    - So there go my plans... - Socrates II - 10/20/2008 1:57:53 PM

The LHC accident was worse than initially reported - Socrates II - 10/17/2008 1:07:14 PM
- lack of electricity - Doug Ellison - 10/17/2008 3:59:36 PM
  - They're following the plot of Doctor Who and the Silurians? ;) (n/t) - tony - 10/19/2008 6:10:50 AM
- May I Suggest A Free Electron Laser? - Post Sputnik - 10/17/2008 2:45:49 PM
  - You can suggest any stupid things you want.... - ARRELL - 10/18/2008 4:53:39 PM
    - re: You can suggest any stupid things you want.... - Post Sputnik - 10/18/2008 5:44:14 PM
      - You really have no idea what you are talking about... - ARRELL - 10/18/2008 6:12:07 PM
        
        re: You really have no idea what you are talking about... - Post Sputnik - 10/18/2008 6:22:02 PM
        
        " lasers in general are in"- Oh, I am soooo glad to hear that, really! - ARRELL - 10/18/2008 6:53:49 PM
        
        re: " lasers in general are in" - Post Sputnik - 10/18/2008 7:27:28 PM
  - Begging the obvious question - Socrates II - 10/17/2008 5:37:44 PM
    - re: Begging the obvious question - Post Sputnik - 10/17/2008 7:16:59 PM

Space smells of steak - gbaikie - 10/17/2008 9:25:58 PM
- Mars has a lot of sulfur compounds. - Jacob - 10/18/2008 7:05:20 PM
- Life on MARS - carl - 10/18/2008 1:43:45 PM

200K superconductor? - TB - 10/17/2008 9:17:58 PM
- It'll work ar room temperature. - Jacob - 10/18/2008 7:02:36 PM
- re: 200K superconductor? - Post Sputnik - 10/17/2008 10:15:40 PM

Wicked Cool Pictures of the Sun - phil - 10/16/2008 3:11:02 PM
- Great ! Makes you want to invest even more in H-alpha filters! - Raoul - 10/16/2008 7:30:55 PM
  - re: Great ! Makes you want to invest even more in H-alpha filters! - Marcia - 10/17/2008 11:43:21 PM

Space exploration at a crossroad (second part)' - Raoul - 10/14/2008 8:47:16 PM
- Space exploration is not at a crossroad - E,P. - 10/17/2008 8:15:02 PM
  - Okay, I'll stop looking for alien life forms and their planets - Socrates II - 10/17/2008 8:46:52 PM

Problems firing up Hubble. News conference today, Friday. - Bowser - 10/17/2008 8:27:25 PM

Can Falcon 9 and Dragon and ATV fill the gap? (n/t) - E.P. - 10/17/2008 8:17:44 PM

We'll know by friday if the HST has been successfully rebooted - Raoul - 10/14/2008 7:52:45 PM
- re: Eccoing Vince below and by golly a refurbishing mission has been overdue. (n/t) - Marcia - 10/16/2008 12:23:59 AM
  - re: Eccoing Vince below and by golly a refurbishing mission has been overdue. - Marcia - 10/17/2008 7:13:06 PM
- re: Crossing my fingers. Thanks for the update Raoul. (n/t) - Vince - 10/15/2008 3:41:10 AM
  - Hubble Status Update - October 15, 2008 - Socrates II - 10/16/2008 11:47:14 AM
    - Hubble Status Update 2 - Socrates II - 10/17/2008 1:10:06 PM

Fermi discovers the first gamma ray beaming only pulsar - Socrates II - 10/17/2008 5:47:02 PM

The Moon tonight - Raoul - 10/16/2008 7:27:46 PM

Mars: 20 small craters in 7 years - E.P. - 10/13/2008 2:49:05 PM
- your point? (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 10/13/2008 3:05:23 PM
  - Interesting information, I'd guess. Perfectly innocuous post. - Bowser - 10/14/2008 3:24:50 PM
    - re: Interesting information, I'd guess. Perfectly innocuous post. - Doug Ellison - 10/14/2008 6:24:58 PM
      - re: Interesting information, I'd guess. Perfectly innocuous post. - gbaikie - 10/14/2008 8:46:15 PM
        
        Yes, it is indeed an important advance. - Robert Clark - 10/16/2008 12:00:32 PM
        
        re: Interesting information, I'd guess. Perfectly innocuous post. - Marcia - 10/16/2008 12:39:04 AM
  - Same As Always - Marsby - 10/14/2008 3:13:31 AM

Having a ball on Mars - REB - 10/15/2008 2:08:59 PM
- why no legs or arms possible? - Sawyer - 10/16/2008 11:48:34 AM
- Nice method of locomotion, but no arms or instruments possible - E.P. - 10/15/2008 10:16:10 PM

Looks Like Mars Is Most Likely Habitable - Marsby - 10/14/2008 3:48:00 AM
- Only by misusing the word "habitable" - E.P. - 10/15/2008 10:11:24 PM
  - OK - Marsby - 10/16/2008 4:04:06 AM
- Answers Regarding An Ancient & Tough Microbe - Geologist Comments Would Be Helpful - Marsby - 10/15/2008 3:59:03 AM
  - Not radius, but surface area - nick hoffman - 10/15/2008 12:29:14 PM
    - Unless it's a ratio of mass or volume to surface area - Marsby - 10/15/2008 1:29:55 PM
- ET life - phil - 10/14/2008 6:32:39 PM
  - Not many life searching dedicated missions after 50 years - Socrates II - 10/14/2008 7:25:54 PM
    - With large space telescopes.... - Raoul - 10/15/2008 5:29:46 AM
    - Maybe in a century from now - phil - 10/15/2008 12:41:22 AM
      - It is a shame - and wrong - how you took my statement - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 3:29:58 AM
        
        Don't Take It Personal - Marsby - 10/15/2008 4:10:49 AM
        
        re: Don't Take It Personal - phil - 10/15/2008 5:10:17 PM
        
        Which is why... - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 6:40:00 PM
        
        That's another limited idea about ETI - and no, I am not taking it personally, either - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 4:43:45 AM
        
        It's Evolution Not An Assumption - Marsby - 10/15/2008 1:35:38 PM
        
        I used to think that - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 1:49:34 PM
        
        re: I used to think that - gbaikie - 10/15/2008 10:43:04 PM
- Positing preconditions and precursors. - Bowser - 10/14/2008 3:18:56 PM
  - Did Anybody Read The article? - Marsby - 10/14/2008 5:40:27 PM
    - Read the post. - Bowser - 10/15/2008 12:39:44 AM
      - It Didn't Sound Like You Read The Article - Marsby - 10/15/2008 2:50:25 AM
        
        Read the article, enjoyed the article, AND that is a complex, fragile critter. - Bowser - 10/16/2008 1:35:55 AM
- re: Life on Earth - Raoul - 10/14/2008 2:54:32 PM
  - That is what scientists are wondering about - Socrates II - 10/14/2008 3:24:31 PM
- re: Looks Like Mars Is Most Likely Habitable - Marsbug - 10/14/2008 9:58:27 AM
  - How long could microbes survive on Mars underground? - Socrates II - 10/14/2008 1:36:17 PM
    - Read Article - Marsby - 10/14/2008 1:42:59 PM

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