Space/Science

A place for discussion of any science topic. From experts in the field to those who simply want to learn, all are welcome here. Speculation is welcome here; pseudoscience is not. A place for lively discussion of whatever science topics interest you.

Sub-boards: Transient Alerts

Titan's Methane Mystery May Be Solved - Adam - 3/2/2006 6:46:55 AM
- Fine theories, but how does it relate to actual data they got? - Sawyer - 3/2/2006 2:06:00 PM
  - I imagine... - Adam - 3/3/2006 3:55:52 AM
  - Saturn Moons In Ghostly Specter - ljk - 3/2/2006 4:05:58 PM
    - Cassini Scans Titan for Subsurface Ocean, Methane - ljk - 3/3/2006 7:19:42 PM

Playing golf not on the Moon but in.... - Raoul - 2/27/2006 7:39:32 PM
- Repeating a common misconception - Larry J - 3/2/2006 2:03:17 AM
  - Or, in short... - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2006 5:35:38 PM
  - re: Throwing things - Raoul - 3/2/2006 6:38:58 AM
- Shades of Shepard and Apollo 14 - ljk - 2/27/2006 9:52:28 PM
  - re: Russia - Raoul - 2/28/2006 6:24:30 AM
    - Russia, America, what's the difference - it's all that space stuff anyway - ljk - 2/28/2006 2:51:34 PM
      - Golf or Science: What is NASA's Plan for the Space Station? - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:17:31 PM
        
        In addition to golf, the ISS astronauts also get cond... - ljk - 3/3/2006 3:21:58 PM

Gliese 710 - Marcia - 3/2/2006 3:35:27 AM
- re: Gliese 710 - phil - 3/3/2006 4:39:09 PM
- re: Gliese 710 - SteveS - 3/2/2006 8:23:31 PM
- re: Gliese 710 - Adam - 3/2/2006 6:35:08 AM

This Week in the Sol System - ljk - 2/27/2006 7:27:09 PM
- Interview with Alan Stern on New Horizons and Pluto in March Discover Magazine - ljk - 2/28/2006 3:11:12 PM
  - Short-lived Nuclei in the Early Solar System: Possible AGB Sources - ljk - 2/28/2006 3:24:31 PM
    - Review of Sawyer's The Rock from Mars - ljk - 2/28/2006 4:46:56 PM
      - IMHO - nick hoffman - 2/28/2006 9:46:25 PM
        
        First albedo determination of 2867 Steins, target of the Rosetta mission - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:46:23 PM
        
        Zodiacal Light Emission in the PLANCK mission - ljk - 3/3/2006 3:43:02 PM

This Week Beyond the Sol System - ljk - 2/27/2006 7:30:01 PM
- The 2:1 resonant exoplanetary system orbiting HD73526 - ljk - 2/28/2006 3:28:42 PM
  - Habitable zones for any moons around these exogiants? - ljk - 3/2/2006 8:46:25 PM
  - Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A-F type stars. IV. A candidate brown dwarf around the A9V pulsating star HD180777 - ljk - 2/28/2006 3:50:51 PM
    - Growth of Dust as the Initial Step Toward Planet Formation - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:35:13 PM
      - Models of the Structure and Evolution of Protoplanetary Disks - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:39:35 PM
        
        Imaging the circumstellar envelopes of AGB stars - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:41:56 PM
        
        Rejecting Astrophysical False Positives from the TrES Transiting Planet Survey: The Example of GSC 03885-00829 - ljk - 3/2/2006 1:50:39 PM
        
        Determination Of The Orbit Of The Planetary Companion To The Metal Rich Star HD 45350 - ljk - 3/2/2006 1:53:39 PM
        
        Secure Identification of Free-Floating Planets - ljk - 3/3/2006 3:40:44 PM

What $3B in science cuts at NASA means - Buck Galaxy - 3/3/2006 9:00:32 AM
- one question - Daniel - 3/3/2006 11:05:39 AM

More galactic center results- orbits plotted around a black hole - R.L. - 2/28/2006 7:13:39 AM
- Even better - R.L. - 2/28/2006 7:17:17 AM
  - that much movement in 10 years .. - Daniel - 2/28/2006 4:07:42 PM
    - re: that much movement in 10 years .. - nick hoffman - 2/28/2006 9:40:27 PM
      - a note on tidal forces - Daniel - 3/3/2006 2:17:24 AM
        
        But could a solar system hold together that close to it? (n/t) - R.L. - 3/3/2006 6:00:25 AM
        
        you tell me ... (n/t) - Daniel - 3/3/2006 8:49:42 AM
      - I get ... - Daniel - 3/1/2006 12:02:58 PM
        
        minor typo - D. - 3/1/2006 12:56:31 PM
        
        well! - - Daniel - 3/1/2006 12:14:30 PM
      - Grain of salt... - .. - 2/28/2006 11:59:54 PM
        
        OK - nick hoffman - 3/1/2006 11:56:59 AM

Titan and Tethys drom Cassini - Raoul - 3/2/2006 10:54:22 PM

ISS and the Moon - Raoul - 3/2/2006 7:17:19 PM

Contact 23: Music of the Spheres - ljk - 3/2/2006 3:48:44 PM

Ahhhh! We got to get the new vehicle flying before 2102 or we're doomed! - Scott Evil - 2/27/2006 12:01:06 AM
- that's the reaction they don't want (n/t) - Adam - 2/27/2006 5:59:28 AM
  - New Torino 2 asteroid VD17 - May 4, 2102 - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:31:50 PM
    - The odds are... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2006 11:59:51 PM
      - Eggs in one basket issue - ljk - 3/2/2006 3:47:47 PM

The Planetary Society Optical SETI Observatory to open this April! - ljk - 2/22/2006 10:23:35 PM
- From SpaceDaiuly Express - ljk - 3/2/2006 2:23:02 PM

Could Europe's little ice age have been the result of the Black Death? - et - 2/27/2006 5:52:56 PM
- If you want to nit-pick - nick hoffman - 2/28/2006 11:41:36 AM
  - Hematite.... (n/t) - et - 2/28/2006 5:09:44 PM
    - Haematite - nick hoffman - 3/1/2006 11:59:54 AM
    - Will Earth get warmer now? Will new diseases thrive? - ljk - 2/28/2006 6:14:16 PM
      - re: She gets around - Fox - 3/2/2006 4:30:05 AM

RayTracing in General Relativity: How Einstein would look passing near a black hole - Daniel - 2/25/2006 4:12:27 AM
- Questions about time dilation and intense gravity of black holes - SDF - 2/26/2006 3:28:09 PM
  - re: Questions about time dilation and intense gravity of black holes - David F Mayer - 2/26/2006 4:05:14 PM
    - Keep that nobel prize handy (my questions were a rhetorical form of persuasion) - SDF - 2/27/2006 2:25:30 PM
      - black holes evaporate over time - Daniel - 2/27/2006 3:51:54 PM
        
        just to press the point a bit, even if it's speculative - SDF - 2/28/2006 2:55:52 PM
    - Thanks for that - Daniel - 2/26/2006 4:24:22 PM
- Is that a 2-dimensional black hole? - SDF - 2/26/2006 2:11:01 PM
  - it's a 3-D Schwartzchild black hole, but the IMAGE is 2-D - Daniel - 2/26/2006 4:33:54 PM
  - Image is passing BEHIND the black hole, not through it. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/26/2006 3:55:17 PM
    - I think you mean the OBJECT is passing behind the black hole - Daniel - 2/26/2006 4:23:27 PM
- re: RayTracing in General Relativity - Fox - 2/25/2006 10:54:57 PM
  - another good GR movie (from around here) - Daniel - 2/27/2006 7:56:06 AM
    - (220 kB download) (n/t) - D. - 2/27/2006 8:19:05 AM
  - re: RayTracing in General Relativity - Daniel - 2/26/2006 4:45:47 PM
    - A Thrill Ride to 'the Other Side of Infinity' - ljk - 2/28/2006 4:20:06 PM
      - Andrew Hamilton - Daniel - 2/28/2006 4:53:39 PM
        
        um .. - D. - 2/28/2006 4:58:17 PM
        
        See also - ljk - 2/28/2006 5:56:32 PM
        
        thanks for that - Daniel - 3/1/2006 12:09:49 PM
        
        Evolution of supermassive black holes - ljk - 3/1/2006 7:44:26 PM

ISS above! (1.07 MB together) - Raoul - 3/1/2006 6:56:32 PM

Steve Squyres in Seattle - Chris Vancil - 3/1/2006 11:03:39 AM

Noah's Ark on the Moon - ljk - 2/28/2006 4:34:52 PM
- You have to wonder. - Bowser - 3/1/2006 5:58:07 AM

finite cosmology - Adam - 2/28/2006 1:38:29 AM
- Actually, no - nick hoffman - 2/28/2006 11:50:04 AM
  - closed FRW Universes, yes - Adam - 2/28/2006 9:59:21 PM
  - The Existence of Godel, Einstein and de Sitter Universes - ljk - 2/28/2006 3:59:45 PM

Report from AAAS conference in St Louis - 50 min audio - Daniel - 2/28/2006 4:23:33 PM

The Voyager Paradox Explained - ljk - 2/22/2006 5:22:27 PM
- Cosmic Ray Science from Voyager - ljk - 2/28/2006 4:05:08 PM
- Could the Pioneer anomaly have a gravitational origin? - ljk - 2/23/2006 6:58:49 PM

Prospects for direct detection of primordial gravitational waves - ljk - 2/28/2006 3:56:03 PM

MRO's chance 4 sucess? - carl - 2/27/2006 6:02:02 PM
- Never count chickens - nick hoffman - 2/28/2006 11:55:15 AM

Mr. Allen, there's an important phonecall for you - phil - 2/24/2006 3:43:55 PM
- The SeaChickens were the NFC champs you dipstick. - RobVG - 2/25/2006 3:03:54 AM
  - I think the Patsies had a bye year. Don't recall 'em near the SuperBowl, anyway. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/25/2006 6:07:51 AM
    - Ooooh! BURN!?! Kinda stings like that horseshoe shaped dent in their collective forhead! Hah! - et - 2/26/2006 6:22:32 AM
      - If anyone can get this thread back on topic I will give them the moebius award... (n/t) - R.L. - 2/27/2006 11:12:02 PM
  - re: The SeaChickens were the NFC champs you dipstick. - phil - 2/25/2006 4:32:11 AM
    - More significant- bad officiating. - RobVG - 2/25/2006 5:39:02 AM
      - Always goes to the bigger market. NBA, too. - Bowser - 2/25/2006 6:08:50 AM
- SETI - Jack Herer - 2/24/2006 9:10:02 PM
  - re: SETI wishes - phil - 2/25/2006 1:43:00 AM
    - Former Defense Minister Paul Hellyer... - Jack Herer - 2/25/2006 6:07:42 AM
      - I don't care what Paul Hellyer says... he is obviously a demented loon - R.L. - 2/28/2006 2:06:38 AM
      - re: Former Defense Minister Paul Hellyer...is an ignoramous (n/t) - phil - 2/25/2006 4:17:52 PM
- He says his name is Paul Atreides. - Lee - 2/24/2006 7:14:40 PM
- Walking the Walk - ljk - 2/24/2006 4:20:00 PM
  - re: Walking the Walk - phil - 2/24/2006 7:22:15 PM
    - re: NASA after 1975 - Raoul - 2/24/2006 7:38:51 PM
      - Robotic Si, Crewed Non - phil - 2/25/2006 1:47:23 AM
      - When NASA SETI was HRMS - ljk - 2/24/2006 7:53:32 PM

Messenger Earth Departure Movie - REB - 2/27/2006 10:21:46 PM

First Light for Laser Guide Star at Very Large Telescope - ljk - 2/23/2006 7:44:29 PM
- More competition :) - R.L. - 2/24/2006 4:57:38 AM
  - A little more... - R.L. - 2/24/2006 5:14:49 AM
    - re: A little more... - Sawyer - 2/24/2006 8:40:47 AM
      - Ground based astronomy has an exciting future ahead - R.L. - 2/24/2006 2:08:13 PM
        
        For those of you in Hawaii... - ljk - 2/24/2006 3:29:42 PM
        
        Sigh, what to do... - ModBob - 2/25/2006 2:13:59 AM
        
        Huh? - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2006 7:06:55 PM
        
        OH WELL... - ModBob - 2/26/2006 12:31:33 PM
        
        Ummm... - ljk - 2/27/2006 7:08:49 PM
        
        Ignore me, been having a lousy week... - R.L./ModBob - 2/27/2006 10:09:55 PM

« newer topics · page 313 of 740 · older topics »

Recent posts

On this day in Space/Science

Space/Science