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Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Raoul - 7/19/2008 10:22:45 AM
- space exodus - JEKing - 7/21/2008 11:02:33 PM
- What was the name of the BBC documentary, please? (n/t) - TorrentPhile - 7/21/2008 5:36:18 AM
  - Destiny - Raoul - 7/21/2008 8:26:11 AM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - ER - 7/20/2008 11:06:07 AM
  - re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Yes. - Marcia - 7/21/2008 8:24:41 PM
  - What may survive. - Bowser - 7/20/2008 7:33:18 PM
    - re: Leaving something - Raoul - 7/20/2008 8:47:41 PM
      - I believe it's called "humility". :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 7/20/2008 10:05:18 PM
        
        re: I believe it's called "humility". :-) - and it can leave a meaning. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/22/2008 3:40:06 AM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Pugs - 7/20/2008 5:37:41 AM
  - EARTH a UNIVERSAL SWEET SPOT - carl - 7/23/2008 8:11:20 PM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Mr Fibuli - 7/20/2008 3:26:13 AM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - gbaikie - 7/19/2008 8:19:58 PM
- I wonder if humans are the deadly virus of the cosmos? - Jacob - 7/19/2008 7:04:45 PM
  - According to Jacques Monod we are all alone: - Raoul - 7/19/2008 7:34:15 PM
- Maybe the Earth is an egg. - Lee - 7/19/2008 3:57:03 PM
  - You make it sound like we will become the aliens from Independence Day. (n/t) - alcaray - 7/19/2008 5:23:05 PM
    - Just a thought. - Lee - 7/19/2008 6:12:56 PM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Sawyer - 7/19/2008 3:38:10 PM
  - similar to the myth of terraforming - FrankC - 7/19/2008 10:00:55 PM
    - re: similar to the myth of terraforming - Marcia - 7/20/2008 2:06:06 AM
      - could be - FrankC - 7/20/2008 3:29:51 AM
        
        re: could be - gbaikie - 7/22/2008 9:30:17 PM
        
        re: could be - FrankC - 7/23/2008 2:40:53 AM
        
        re: could be - Marcia - 7/21/2008 8:15:58 PM
    - And yet, with 18th century technology... - alcaray - 7/20/2008 1:08:12 AM
  - Planting seeds - Raoul - 7/19/2008 5:45:11 PM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - marsbug - 7/19/2008 12:37:20 PM

Building your own cat or dog & searching for ET life- Freeman Dyson - phil - 7/23/2008 7:09:49 PM

"Apollo 14 astronaut claims contact" moved to OffTopic - moderite podrock - 7/23/2008 6:00:54 PM

A Nowicki thread moved to Off Topic (n/t) - Raoul moderating - 7/22/2008 9:57:26 PM

Jules Verne - Raoul - 7/20/2008 8:28:14 AM
- Gutenberg Project... - Adam Crowl - 7/22/2008 8:30:56 PM

I guess we shouldn't feel so bad about U.S. science education(Sorry Raoul!) - Robert Clark - 7/22/2008 12:25:48 PM
- This dates back a while and has been widely discussed in french forums (n/t) - Raoul - 7/22/2008 3:17:10 PM
  - re: This dates back a while and has been widely discussed in french forums - Robert Clark - 7/22/2008 5:22:00 PM
    - A noun and a verb - Raoul - 7/22/2008 5:56:22 PM
- It's not just Copernican astronomy - ER - 7/22/2008 1:04:52 PM

"NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report" - Bowser - 7/20/2008 10:18:29 PM
- News - Raoul - 7/21/2008 5:50:28 PM
  - Well that sort of shoots that plan in the butt! Thanks. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/21/2008 6:16:27 PM

39 years ago , now! - Raoul - 7/20/2008 7:04:20 PM
- Been there, done that - carl - 7/21/2008 4:39:23 PM

Post by Phil deleted at his request. (n/t) - moderite podrock - 7/21/2008 4:04:13 PM

Tycho as never before, by Selene - Raoul - 7/21/2008 8:13:56 AM
- re: Tycho as never before, by Selene - Raoul - 7/21/2008 9:25:45 AM
  - re: Tycho as never before, by Selene - Raoul - 7/21/2008 10:10:22 AM

News from Phoenix - alcaray - 7/19/2008 6:01:43 PM
- Hope it doesn't short circuit. (n/t) - Jacob - 7/19/2008 6:50:28 PM
  - re: Hope is right and I hope we get some results. - Marcia - 7/20/2008 1:33:28 AM

Shenzhou 7 - Raoul - 7/19/2008 10:04:17 PM

The Earth and Moon from 50 Million km (Epoxy) - Raoul - 7/18/2008 5:38:42 AM
- That's, BTW, Moon's Farside! (n/t) - Raoul - 7/19/2008 8:41:12 PM

2 Jupiter 232 v Ares1 + Ares5 Comparisons - Raoul - 7/19/2008 8:34:10 AM
- Sorry, but ANY mission that requires 5 co-ordinated launches is a loser - nick hoffman - 7/19/2008 4:16:35 PM
  - In my view. - Lee - 7/19/2008 6:22:39 PM
- The way I understand it. - Lee - 7/19/2008 12:39:06 PM
  - re: More launch pads - Raoul - 7/19/2008 2:05:08 PM
    - re: More launch pads - Lee - 7/19/2008 3:47:31 PM

Phylosillicates on mars - marsbug - 7/17/2008 1:19:32 PM
- OK, so can we agree that Mars has been dead for 3.8 Ga? - nick hoffman - 7/17/2008 2:25:49 PM
  - Evidence for life on earth more than 3.8b years ago - pwokenyaw - 7/19/2008 3:37:12 AM
    - re: Evidence for life on earth more than 3.8b years ago - marsbug - 7/19/2008 5:11:56 PM
  - re: OK, so can we agree that Mars has been dead for 3.8 Ga? - marsbug - 7/18/2008 1:17:09 PM
    - Yes... - marsbug - 7/18/2008 1:25:23 PM
      - Agreed, still sporadic volcanism and many small flows - nick hoffman - 7/19/2008 5:14:10 AM
  - Even in the Noachian, mostly dry - dtb - 7/18/2008 2:20:48 AM
    - This was one of the points I raised in my "ephemeral atmospheres" work - nick hoffman - 7/19/2008 4:33:44 AM
    - Gullies mostly dry too (other Howard talk) - dtb - 7/18/2008 2:30:06 AM
  - Wouldn't fossiles last a lot longer on a "dead" world, though? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/17/2008 9:17:15 PM
    - Probably - dtb - 7/18/2008 1:46:14 PM
  - Geologically recent sulfate deposits in Mars north polar regions. - Robert Clark - 7/17/2008 3:26:23 PM

Does the Oort Cloud actually exist? - Jacob - 7/13/2008 7:05:01 PM
- re: Does the Oort Cloud actually exist? - pb - 7/14/2008 9:06:52 AM
  - re: Does the Oort Cloud actually exist? - Marcia - 7/16/2008 4:31:58 AM
- Good question... - phil - 7/13/2008 10:15:12 PM
  - re: Good question... - Marcia - 7/14/2008 4:32:32 AM
- re: Does the Oort Cloud actually exist? - TB - 7/13/2008 10:02:38 PM
  - That's nice, but... - Jacob - 7/14/2008 2:06:34 AM
    - Crime Scene - nick hoffman - 7/14/2008 10:55:58 AM
    - re: That's nice, but... - Marcia - 7/14/2008 4:58:47 AM
- Before you carry on... - Adam Crowl - 7/13/2008 8:00:10 PM
  - Without direct visual evidence you have at best, a wishful hypothesis; at worst, a myth...A science myth; but a myth just the same.. (n/t) - Jacob - 7/13/2008 8:03:37 PM
    - Kuyper belt objects Oort cloud - Raoul - 7/13/2008 8:32:54 PM
      - I'll believe it when I see it. - Jacob - 7/14/2008 2:11:19 AM
        
        Then where do we get long period comets from??? - Adam Crowl - 7/14/2008 6:44:58 AM
        
        HZ members don't "believe" in Long Period Comets - E.P. - 7/14/2008 8:29:38 PM
        
        re: ---- Yes they do. - Look it up;1111 - Marcia - 7/16/2008 4:37:33 AM
        
        So much for cynicism - E.P. - 7/18/2008 6:56:22 PM
- Then you need to explain the comets with orbits... - alcaray - 7/13/2008 7:24:37 PM
  - The burdeon of proof falls on the those who love the Ooort Cloud theory. - Jacob - 7/13/2008 8:00:17 PM
    - not exactly, the burden is to Offer a BETTER theory - nick hoffman - 7/14/2008 10:33:08 AM
      - Nick's right - TB - 7/14/2008 3:45:25 PM
        
        re: Nick's right - Jacob - 7/15/2008 1:50:08 PM
        
        For the same reason they're indetectable around Sol... - Adam Crowl - 7/16/2008 6:40:19 AM
        
        Nice to have confidence in what may come, but that sounds like f-a-i-t-h.. - Jacob - 7/16/2008 5:00:03 PM
        
        I haven't seen macroevolution... - Adam Crowl - 7/19/2008 8:23:58 AM
        
        Jan Oort just called - Socrates II - 7/19/2008 3:59:32 AM
    - I directed your attention to evidence. (n/t) - alcaray - 7/13/2008 8:13:07 PM
      - Well, I tried to, anyway. (n/t) - alcaray - 7/13/2008 8:14:22 PM
        
        You're trying to indicate that the Oort Cloud theory explains a lot? - Jacob - 7/14/2008 2:21:04 AM
        
        It is not impossible that a better solution might somehow be found for the evidence at hand. - alcaray - 7/14/2008 2:41:09 AM
    - Sigh! ...I love the absence of an [edit] icon on this website. (n/t) - Jacob - 7/13/2008 8:07:19 PM
      - Does Jacob actually exist? - Socrates II - 7/15/2008 12:31:40 AM
        
        How can we determine if Jacob exists? - ARRELL - 7/15/2008 6:40:50 PM
        
        ROTFLMAO!! (n/t) - Jacob - 7/16/2008 4:56:38 PM
        
        The name is still popular. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob - 7/15/2008 1:36:36 PM

"Purdue panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist." - Bowser - 7/19/2008 6:53:15 AM
- LONG overdue! - ARRELL - 7/19/2008 7:38:14 AM

Jules Verne visits space - Socrates II - 7/19/2008 5:39:25 AM

Meanwhile, back at home, - "Cern lab goes 'colder than space'". - Bowser - 7/19/2008 5:26:28 AM

SELENE detects the halo area around the Apollo 15 landing site - Raoul - 7/17/2008 9:53:38 PM
- I especially like the comparison of the 3D-Terrain model with a real photo - nick hoffman - 7/19/2008 4:50:18 AM
- That's a great set of photos and explanations. Thanks. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/18/2008 2:39:24 PM
- Great Hi-Def Photos - phil - 7/18/2008 1:11:35 PM

A new name for a newly discovered world - Raoul - 7/15/2008 12:42:25 PM
- re: A new name for a newly discovered world - Mark Eby - 7/16/2008 3:08:23 AM
- re: A new name for a newly discovered world - James Brown - 7/15/2008 4:45:09 PM
  - Pronounced Makee-makee - Raoul - 7/15/2008 9:00:04 PM
    - Naming planets after gods - Buck Galaxy - 7/15/2008 10:56:17 PM
      - Someday they'll run out - Robert - 7/15/2008 11:18:06 PM
        
        There's already a planet Bob. [mild spoiler alert] - alcaray - 7/16/2008 6:25:35 PM
        
        Never saw it - Robert - 7/16/2008 9:52:56 PM
        
        Bob - FrankC - 7/16/2008 4:28:54 AM
        
        He's smoking a hash pipe. (n/t) - ER - 7/17/2008 12:51:01 AM
        
        "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" (n/t) - podrock - 7/17/2008 2:07:08 AM
        
        I magritte my teeth. (n/t) - ER - 7/17/2008 2:31:15 PM
        
        Treacherous ! (n/t) - podrock - 7/18/2008 12:45:30 AM
        
        I just got it! - ER - 7/18/2008 2:31:09 PM
        
        Slack! (n/t) - Robert - 7/16/2008 3:22:01 PM
      - Pronounced "hey seuss" (n/t) - Robert - 7/15/2008 11:00:29 PM

I'm getting a sense that all is not right with Phoenix - Bowser - 7/16/2008 4:40:08 AM
- re: I'm getting a sense that all is not right with Phoenix - pb - 7/17/2008 9:20:16 AM
  - (gasp) - James Brown - 7/18/2008 1:33:12 AM
  - Thanks. I hope you're right. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/17/2008 3:01:44 PM

Ares & Orion Problems? - phil - 7/15/2008 12:21:28 PM
- Meanwhile Inside NASA, Engrs Working on an Unapproved Alternative to ARES - phil - 7/15/2008 6:22:31 PM
  - Direct You're right - Raoul - 7/16/2008 5:35:24 PM
    - Not obvious - nick hoffman - 7/17/2008 11:45:17 AM
      - But it's Not smaller - phil - 7/17/2008 1:10:51 PM
        
        A design - Raoul - 7/17/2008 9:32:33 PM
        
        In this game one has to be very very clear about WHAT is being compared to WHAT - nick hoffman - 7/17/2008 2:35:39 PM
        
        Yes, and it's not simple - phil - 7/17/2008 4:03:59 PM
  - I think some folks inside NASA have been listening to you, Phil. [wink] (n/t) - Jacob - 7/16/2008 5:01:44 PM
    - Gawd help them! - phil - 7/16/2008 6:07:22 PM
  - Jupiter - Robert - 7/15/2008 11:43:10 PM
    - re: Jupiter - phil - 7/16/2008 12:32:44 PM
    - Direct seems much more realistic. - Lee - 7/16/2008 12:22:30 AM
  - Cheaper, easier and safer.....How? - Raoul - 7/15/2008 9:18:45 PM
    - re: Cheaper, easier and safer.....How? Read the PDF page 11 - phil - 7/16/2008 4:25:07 PM
      - Here's how it worked - E.P. - 7/16/2008 6:12:07 PM

YOUR contribution to the space program - phil - 7/16/2008 8:36:54 PM
- We can put a man on the moon - FrankC - 7/17/2008 5:48:15 AM

hmmm... - E.P. - 7/16/2008 8:47:34 PM

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