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Anousheh is back - Raoul - 9/29/2006 10:09:40 AM

Sunpots and weather - E.P. - 9/28/2006 2:55:14 PM
- The trouble with sunspots. - et - 9/28/2006 7:11:02 PM
  - re: The trouble with sunspots. - E.P. - 9/29/2006 3:31:04 AM
- Sunspots and weather - E.P. - 9/28/2006 3:03:39 PM
  - Data from South Africa is too small a sample to say anything meaningful - alcaray - 9/28/2006 4:16:59 PM
    - South Africa sunspot data is the same as everybody else has, and its complete - E.P. - 9/29/2006 3:35:30 AM

NASA STS-115 Space Shuttle UFO's - Eric - 9/23/2006 12:55:30 PM
- Where's RL when you need him? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 9/26/2006 2:55:51 AM
  - Learn to take the good and the bad. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/28/2006 12:07:14 AM
    - Apple and oranges - Buck Galaxy - 9/28/2006 4:34:37 PM
      - re: Apple and oranges - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/28/2006 11:20:58 PM
    - Learn to figure out what you're talking about - Lindy - 9/28/2006 2:30:02 AM
  - [deleted messages] - Robert Shepherd - 9/27/2006 7:41:19 PM
    - Just pointing out the obvious] - :) - 9/27/2006 9:15:11 PM
  - There's nothing wrong with reviewing this material - Lindy - 9/26/2006 3:33:22 AM
- re: Capcom - Raoul - 9/24/2006 9:12:22 AM
- re: NASA STS-115 Space Shuttle UFO's - ER - 9/24/2006 2:49:07 AM
  - Un believable? - Lindy - 9/24/2006 2:56:51 AM
- Zooming in on a piece of "lint" - Lindy - 9/23/2006 4:07:42 PM
  - similar to flying Rods - Eric - 9/25/2006 5:39:29 PM
    - Modern technolgy - Lindy - 9/26/2006 1:36:23 AM
  - It's all documented - Eric - 9/23/2006 5:10:18 PM
    - "It's the most popular underground tape among the astronauts" - Canadian Space Agency - 9/24/2006 1:28:08 AM
      - re: "It's the most popular underground tape among the astronauts" - ER - 9/24/2006 2:40:17 AM
        
        Brown Mountain Lights - Lindy - 9/24/2006 3:03:15 AM
        
        re: Brown Mountain Lights - Lindy - 9/27/2006 11:47:22 PM
        
        An experiment - podrock - 9/27/2006 12:44:18 AM
        
        re: An experiment - Lindy - 9/27/2006 4:27:18 AM
        
        rural legends started from boredom - E.P. - 9/25/2006 2:45:42 PM
        
        I told NASA to go and retrieve it to avoid what we are seeing here now - LJK - 9/25/2006 12:59:34 PM

The Universe is an Ellipsoid - LJK - 9/26/2006 8:32:55 PM
- Gee, let me think, this is a tough one - SDF - 9/27/2006 12:43:27 PM
  - was the piece clear on if the shape was squashed or stretched? - alcaray - 9/27/2006 3:20:28 PM
    - Hmmm. Good point. - SDF - 9/28/2006 11:31:44 AM
- Shear stress power source - Adam - 9/27/2006 11:48:06 AM
  - re: Shear stress power source - LJK - 9/27/2006 1:51:37 PM
    - Backwards Causation - Adam - 9/28/2006 11:36:00 AM
- Uniform magnetic field? - Michael Gmirkin - 9/27/2006 12:29:42 AM
- That's because God sits on it to watch TV. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2006 11:34:58 PM
  - I've suspected something like that. - Bowser - 9/27/2006 1:21:21 AM
    - "The Universe is Eccentric" - nick hoffman - 9/27/2006 3:19:30 AM

Should SETI Turn Active? - LJK - 9/26/2006 5:31:15 PM
- Calling all Klingons....... (n/t) - Lindy - 9/27/2006 12:18:45 AM
- Terrible idea. - Bowser - 9/26/2006 11:17:06 PM
  - re: Terrible idea. - Vince - 9/27/2006 12:50:22 AM
  - Best lesson for a civilized planet: How Not To Be Seen. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2006 11:36:40 PM
- re: Should SETI Turn Active? - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2006 6:27:31 PM
  - re: The radio window - Fox - 9/27/2006 1:14:12 AM
    - re: The radio window - phil - 9/27/2006 12:05:03 PM
      - So if the "radio window" is really that short, what does that say about SETI? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2006 4:16:43 PM
        
        I sense much fear in y'all - LJK - 9/27/2006 4:54:20 PM
        
        There's only one real reason to invade an inhabited planet. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2006 11:24:32 PM
        
        Klingons - Lindy - 9/27/2006 10:15:08 PM
        
        My statement on that is that it is raving moonbat lunacy (n/t) - phil - 9/28/2006 2:20:59 AM
        
        Caution - phil - 9/27/2006 5:37:32 PM
        
        re: Caution - LJK - 9/27/2006 5:53:10 PM

Starting to see a little slope on the near side of Victoria - REB - 9/26/2006 12:55:14 PM
- I don't think... - Donald - 9/27/2006 12:48:52 AM
  - Not sure the science would be worth it. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2006 11:27:27 PM
- re: Victory for Oppy... - Raoul - 9/26/2006 10:12:32 PM
- Just in, some great close ups! - REB - 9/26/2006 8:17:01 PM
  - Love the "tide mark" - nick hoffman - 9/27/2006 3:26:46 AM
  - Check this one out. It just came in a few minutes ago. - REB - 9/26/2006 8:49:17 PM
    - Don't forget UnmannedSpaceFlight.com - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2006 11:45:26 PM
    - re: It just came in a few minutes ago. - Raoul - 9/26/2006 9:25:40 PM
- re: And MRO on september 29th - Raoul - 9/26/2006 3:51:14 PM
- A link would be nice. - REB - 9/26/2006 12:56:26 PM
  - Forgot the " - REB - 9/26/2006 12:58:06 PM
    - re:Thanks, REB; unbareable suspens! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/26/2006 1:13:38 PM
      - re:And here! - Raoul - 9/26/2006 1:15:54 PM
        
        Some big landslides. - REB - 9/26/2006 1:31:25 PM
        
        re: landslides. - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2006 6:33:54 PM
        
        Calling Dr. Hoffman, calling Dr. Hoffman - E.P. - 9/26/2006 3:40:59 PM

Real-world sidewalk EDM by lightning. - Michael Gmirkin - 9/25/2006 9:31:29 PM
- Going out on a limb... - Michael Gmirkin - 9/25/2006 9:58:55 PM
  - A matter of scale - nick hoffman - 9/26/2006 9:13:37 AM
    - re: A matter of scale - Michael Gmirkin - 9/26/2006 4:21:38 PM
      - re: Good questions. - Johannes - 9/27/2006 12:48:59 AM
        
        A: Because science is a process of the big guys... - alcaray - 9/27/2006 3:27:10 PM
        
        Yeah, but such is life.. - Michael Gmirkin - 9/27/2006 6:31:01 PM
        
        sorry, that was sarcasm - alcaray - 9/27/2006 10:04:13 PM
        
        Gee, really? - Michael Gmirkin - 9/27/2006 10:49:01 PM
  - Bend it to the ground.... - podrock - 9/26/2006 4:13:21 AM
    - re: Bend it to the ground.... - Michael Gmirkin - 9/26/2006 4:32:26 PM
      - you should limit yourself to one crazy idea at a time (n/t) - alcaray - 9/26/2006 5:21:48 PM
        
        Bah! - Michael Gmirkin - 9/26/2006 6:38:10 PM

Surgery in weightlessness - Raoul - 9/27/2006 8:05:45 PM

Migration of Comets to the Terrestrial Planets - LJK - 9/27/2006 4:30:24 PM

Branson's $3bil - father earth - 9/27/2006 4:29:53 PM

New Instrument, new planetary discoveries! - phil - 9/26/2006 6:41:54 PM
- Aaaargh, missed ljk's story below - mods please delete (n/t) - p - 9/26/2006 6:43:11 PM
  - Ahh, everybody does that now and then. Don't sweat it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2006 11:35:44 PM
    - No, it means that Phil is bad. We should not let him play with us any more. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/27/2006 3:21:41 PM

Surgery in weightlessness - Raoul - 9/25/2006 8:38:53 PM
- Oh, Raoul!!! - Bowser - 9/25/2006 8:59:26 PM
  - re: Success! - Raoul - 9/27/2006 2:53:38 PM
  - re: Ah, yes, forgot about Space Adaptation Syndrom! - Raoul - 9/26/2006 5:34:12 AM

How to blow up a star - phil - 9/27/2006 12:01:53 PM
- Surface detonation in type Ia supernova explosions? - LJK - 9/27/2006 2:15:51 PM

A Galaxy Alive with Civilizations - LJK - 9/19/2006 5:05:13 PM
- Acxtually Supports Fermi's Paradox - Mark Eby - 9/20/2006 12:27:32 AM
  - Assumptions rarely questioned in these venues - phil - 9/20/2006 2:35:54 AM
    - Polynesians didn't need steam ships - ID - 9/26/2006 6:54:34 PM
    - Even if FTL travel is not possible... - Scott Evil - 9/20/2006 2:00:03 PM
      - re: Even if FTL travel is not possible... - phil - 9/20/2006 3:52:07 PM
        
        re: Even if FTL travel is not possible... - LJK - 9/20/2006 4:27:36 PM
        
        The Emperor's New Paradigms - phil - 9/21/2006 3:03:11 PM
        
        re: The Emperor's New Paradigms - LJK - 9/21/2006 5:55:40 PM
      - Still thinking in Star Trek mode - LJK - 9/20/2006 3:21:08 PM
    - re: Assumptions rarely questioned in these venues - gbaikie - 9/20/2006 11:44:32 AM
    - True, but a billion years is a long time - sawyer - 9/20/2006 6:31:31 AM
      - "It is hard to believe that "intelligent" life inexorably wipes it self out,"? - ID - 9/26/2006 7:06:12 PM
- Not if all life is dependent upon evolution, I wouldn't think. - Bowser - 9/19/2006 7:38:30 PM
  - re: Learning - Raoul - 9/19/2006 8:13:32 PM
    - I think it's genetic. - Bowser - 9/19/2006 11:26:15 PM
      - Insightful perspective - Lindy - 9/20/2006 2:41:13 PM
        
        There is no other life in the Universe beyond Earth... - LJK - 9/20/2006 2:58:31 PM
        
        The Universe Doesn't Give A Damn About Us or Intelligence - ID - 9/26/2006 7:21:15 PM
        
        A Further Look at Galactic Catastrophism - LJK - 9/20/2006 8:43:40 PM
        
        Ahem - ID - 9/26/2006 7:25:49 PM
        
        My evidence? - LJK - 9/26/2006 7:29:21 PM
        
        Where does the author postulate that any of Earth's ME's were GRB induced? - ID - 9/27/2006 1:33:18 PM

Space Scientists Uncover Causes Of Gap In Van Allen Belts - LJK - 9/27/2006 1:10:29 PM

More and more comments in Anousheh's blog! - Raoul - 9/26/2006 7:51:49 PM
- re: And here she is, crossing Orion at 6:44 CET - Raoul - 9/27/2006 6:26:28 AM

Another private company fails - Raoul - 9/26/2006 8:47:51 AM
- re: Another private company fails - azstrummer - 9/26/2006 3:31:43 PM
  - re: Another private company fails - Chris Vancil - 9/26/2006 8:47:32 PM
    - re: Another private company fails - azstrummer - 9/26/2006 10:33:39 PM
      - Some good questions. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2006 6:03:35 AM
- re: Another private company fails - phil - 9/26/2006 12:56:51 PM
  - The rocket failed... - LJK - 9/26/2006 2:15:43 PM
    - Read the last sentence in the story (n/t) - phil - 9/26/2006 3:45:11 PM
      - re: Read the last sentence in the story - LJK - 9/26/2006 3:48:49 PM

Two Galaxies - Fox - 9/25/2006 2:02:51 AM
- re: Two Galaxies - BRFelix - 9/26/2006 2:17:45 AM
  - ... and thanks for yours, too (n/t) - Fox - 9/27/2006 12:54:17 AM
- re: Two Galaxies - Raoul - 9/25/2006 8:36:05 AM
  - re: Hopping - Fox - 9/26/2006 12:34:01 AM
- Two great stories, yours and RobVGs. - Bowser - 9/25/2006 5:16:13 AM
- re: Two Galaxies - RobVG - 9/25/2006 3:31:45 AM
  - Without you... - LJK - 9/25/2006 9:24:24 PM

Titan's aurora. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/24/2006 10:49:09 PM
- What about the haze? - et - 9/25/2006 6:25:14 PM
  - OK! How about a view from an airship in Titan's atmosphere? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/25/2006 10:52:45 PM
- re: Titan's aurora. - REB - 9/25/2006 12:47:33 PM
- re: Titan's aurora. - Michael Gmirkin - 9/25/2006 4:10:53 AM
  - Bunkum! (n/t) - Adam - 9/26/2006 11:27:05 AM
    - A well-reasoned response... =oP - Michael Gmirkin - 9/26/2006 6:13:18 PM
      - Anyone know of a good free photosharing site? - Michael Gmirkin - 9/27/2006 12:36:17 AM

The Evolutionary Biology Lecture of the Week: Part I: Asking the Right Questions - LJK - 9/26/2006 9:25:09 PM

Future Mars astronauts have radiation on their minds - LJK - 9/25/2006 6:40:16 PM
- Move Into Space, but Where? - LJK - 9/26/2006 2:22:48 PM
  - re: ISS ? - Raoul - 9/26/2006 7:18:22 PM

For science nuts with a BIG hard drive and a fast connection... - Tom Brosz - 9/22/2006 4:22:07 PM
- You sure? I could only find an option to "buy?" - Michael Gmirkin - 9/23/2006 8:00:35 PM
  - re: You sure? I could only find an option to "buy?" - SDG - 9/26/2006 3:46:41 PM
    - re: You sure? I could only find an option to "buy?" - Michael Gmirkin - 9/26/2006 6:44:57 PM

Delta 2 launching GPS satellite - this afternoon! - LJK - 9/25/2006 5:54:27 PM
- A worker bee! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/25/2006 7:00:19 PM
  - Launch photos - LJK - 9/26/2006 6:22:59 PM

Venus Atmosphere Profile from a Maximum Entropy Principle - LJK - 9/26/2006 5:22:22 PM

The Planet Host Star Gamma Cephei: Physical Properties, the Binary Orbit, and the Mass of the Substellar Companion - LJK - 9/26/2006 4:10:01 PM
- WASP-1b and WASP-2b: Two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE - LJK - 9/26/2006 4:15:41 PM
  - re: WASP-1b and WASP-2b - Raoul - 9/26/2006 4:18:50 PM

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