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Our moon from 10.000.000 km!! (MRO) - Raoul - 9/13/2005 9:16:35 PM

An Infrared Hunt for Artificial Kuiper Belt Objects - ljk - 9/8/2005 4:23:43 PM
- Deep Impact shows Tempel I porous - or could it be hollow? - Robert Clark - 9/8/2005 9:21:27 PM
  - That raises the question... - alcaray - 9/8/2005 10:37:13 PM
  - Our first contact with an ETI - whoops! - ljk - 9/8/2005 9:26:26 PM
    - Who's that going "Knock Knock" on MY Comet? - Nick Hoffman - 9/9/2005 8:12:22 AM
- Harvest solar power in the KB? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/8/2005 4:51:04 PM
  - re: Harvest solar power in the KB? - ljk - 9/8/2005 5:10:21 PM
    - To harvest meaningfull amounts, your collectors would have to be huge - alcaray - 9/8/2005 6:08:51 PM
      - re: To harvest meaningfull amounts, your collectors would have to be huge - ljk - 9/8/2005 7:17:35 PM
        
        If you want to get warm, move closer to the fire, is my advice. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/8/2005 7:59:08 PM
        
        re: If you want to get warm, move closer to the fire, is my advice. - ljk - 9/8/2005 8:05:27 PM
        
        Well, if they asked for my advice that's what it would be - alcaray - 9/8/2005 10:48:57 PM
        
        re: Well, if they asked for my advice that's what it would be - ljk - 9/9/2005 1:10:43 PM
        
        re: Well, if they asked for my advice that's what it would be - Johannes - 9/9/2005 8:35:31 PM
        
        First I would determine if they tasted anything like fried chicken. - Scott Evil - 9/13/2005 3:38:48 PM
        
        re: First I would determine if they tasted anything like fried chicken. - LJK - 9/13/2005 4:03:25 PM
        
        Maybe most KBOs have inhabitants - ljk - 9/8/2005 7:42:01 PM
        
        SETI Politics - LJK - 9/9/2005 5:20:03 PM
        
        Letter: response to "SETI politics" - LJK - 9/12/2005 3:16:35 PM
        
        robotic probes vs people - Sawyer - 9/12/2005 4:57:42 PM

Volcano on Mars , from Mars Express - Raoul - 9/7/2005 6:40:44 PM
- Speaking of Mars Express, any Marsis results yet? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 9/8/2005 8:09:00 AM
  - re: This is some way there - Andy McSorley - 9/8/2005 1:42:43 PM
    - Latest on Mars Methane - LJK - 9/12/2005 3:52:01 PM
      - Meanwhile out on Titan geology rules - bruced - 9/13/2005 12:44:23 PM
        
        re: Meanwhile out on Titan geology rules - Sawyer - 9/13/2005 2:42:29 PM
        
        rWhat if... - LJK - 9/13/2005 3:20:45 PM

The Long-Term Future of Space Travel - LJK - 9/13/2005 3:02:50 PM

Computer program learns language rules and composes sentences, all without outside help - ljk - 8/31/2005 9:37:16 PM
- This is a major big deal in AI. Thanks for the link. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/7/2005 11:45:27 PM
  - Treating AI as intelligent individuals, with rights - LJK - 9/13/2005 2:29:03 PM

Alternative theory to lack of carbonates on Mars - Sawyer - 9/11/2005 1:17:29 PM
- What was the initial theory? I didn't RTFA.... (n/t) - et - 9/11/2005 5:41:02 PM
  - Initial theory was simply little water on the surface, so no carbonates (n/t) - Sawyer - 9/12/2005 4:49:39 PM
    - Thanks! (n/t) - et - 9/12/2005 8:04:23 PM
  - re: RTFA? Maybe you need to...UTFG (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2005 6:18:43 AM
    - That was senseless and pointless. (n/t) - et - 9/12/2005 8:05:24 PM
      - re: Yes, as senseless as the low signal-to-noise ratio RTFA and other initialisms produce...Your point? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2005 10:18:09 PM

Radioactive Moon - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2005 1:08:25 AM
- re: Radioactive Moon - Nick Hoffman - 9/11/2005 10:28:00 AM
  - re: Radioactive Moon - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2005 6:44:13 AM
    - How is radiation affecting the MERs? - LJK - 9/12/2005 3:13:47 PM
      - re: How is radiation affecting the MERs? - Doug Ellison - 9/12/2005 7:12:37 PM
- re: A scientific breakthrough - Raoul - 9/11/2005 8:43:22 AM
  - rre: Early detection of solar flares is not the solution to cosmic rays... - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2005 1:31:08 AM

Local Pancake Defeats Axis of Evil - LJK - 9/9/2005 7:55:19 PM
- re: Local Pancake - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 2:13:02 AM
  - re: Local Pancake - LJK - 9/12/2005 1:58:41 PM

Young Planetary System Discovered - Mac - 9/12/2005 7:47:58 AM

Next on NOVA: "Origins: Where Are The Aliens?" - ljk - 9/2/2005 7:59:15 PM
- We ARE THE ALIENS!! - carl - 9/7/2005 1:15:18 PM
- If I tell you, I'll have to scrooch you. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2005 3:25:27 PM
- Of course,... - Nick Hoffman - 9/6/2005 2:12:21 AM
- There aren't any (n/t) - SDF - 9/3/2005 2:48:33 PM
  - There aren't any HERE, perhaps. - David F Mayer - 9/4/2005 4:52:14 AM
    - Any theory based on the evidence gathered so far should be negative - SDF - 9/5/2005 5:02:54 AM
      - The theory that there are lots of civilizations beaming messages to us... - alcaray - 9/6/2005 3:18:18 PM
      - "the theory that there aren't any which is supported by a huge volume of evidence from SETI." - David F Mayer - 9/6/2005 1:35:40 PM
        
        Why are they doing it then? - SDF - 9/6/2005 2:00:42 PM
        
        They Are Looking For A Superior Civilization - Mark Eby - 9/11/2005 8:25:10 PM
        
        Because, if you want to learn something you have to look... - R.L. - 9/6/2005 11:29:40 PM
        
        You gotta start somewhere... - Nick Hoffman - 9/6/2005 11:21:51 PM
      - Exponential growth... - Adam - 9/5/2005 9:53:40 PM
        
        Kinda reminds me of Bush's statements about growth and foreign oil imports - SDF - 9/6/2005 1:55:03 PM
        
        No I don't see... - Adam - 9/7/2005 11:39:28 AM
        
        Wow... did you just make that up? Sounded authoritative even. - SDF - 9/5/2005 10:55:58 PM
        
        If it ain't forbidden... - Adam - 9/6/2005 8:18:35 AM
  - re: Did you check every planet in the whole universe? (n/t) - Johannes - 9/4/2005 1:51:13 AM
    - Are they of this universe or dimension? - carl - 9/7/2005 1:17:04 PM
  - Oh well, that clears that up... Will someone notify SETI? (n/t) - R.L. - 9/4/2005 12:17:43 AM

Cassini - Raoul - 9/11/2005 4:14:38 PM

The data from Deep Impact appears to indicate that comet nuclei may not be a threat to Earth afterall. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/10/2005 6:22:06 PM
- Looks to me like you're all ready to attend ANU, Jacob - E.P. Grondine - 9/11/2005 12:29:18 AM
- re: Is Comet Tempel representative of all comets? - Vince - 9/11/2005 12:01:38 AM
  - re: Is Comet Tempel representative of all comets? - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2005 12:49:06 AM
- Mass is mass. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 10:05:09 PM
  - Correct... - R.L. - 9/10/2005 10:56:17 PM
    - re: Correct... - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2005 1:17:23 AM
      - enough area - Nick Hoffman - 9/11/2005 10:32:18 AM

NASA may use Hawaiian ash in Mars training - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2005 12:55:25 AM

Rocket technology isn't easy - Raoul - 9/9/2005 9:54:11 PM
- HLLVs are the answer. - Lee - 9/10/2005 3:36:33 AM
  - Maybe if they come from SpaceX - E.P. Grondine - 9/11/2005 12:46:30 AM
- Jerry Pournelle comments - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2005 10:15:04 PM
  - re: His comments - Raoul - 9/9/2005 10:33:04 PM

Human Brains and Recent Developments - LJK - 9/9/2005 1:59:56 PM
- "Brain May Still Be Evolving"--a good news/bad news story - Robert - 9/9/2005 5:20:24 PM
  - We could either grow the kids in artifical wombs - Lee - 9/10/2005 8:04:22 AM
    - re: We could either grow the kids in artifical wombs - Robert - 9/10/2005 3:39:26 PM
      - No honey, you look perfect. - Lee - 9/10/2005 7:17:01 PM
  - Humanity at the Evolutionary Crossroads - LJK - 9/9/2005 7:13:47 PM
    - I agree - Robert - 9/9/2005 7:39:58 PM
      - re:Biology to Culture - Raoul - 9/9/2005 9:11:57 PM
        
        Quite so - Robert - 9/10/2005 3:44:47 AM

NASA Memo: Shuttle Flight Delay to Fall 2006 Possible - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2005 7:12:10 PM
- A better idea: - Buck Galaxy - 9/9/2005 5:05:22 PM
  - geez - Buck Galaxy - 9/10/2005 4:50:51 AM
- re: Shuttle Flight Delay to Fall 2006 - Raoul - 9/8/2005 8:57:40 PM
  - re: Shuttle Flight Delay to Fall 2006 - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2005 10:32:08 PM

Next on NOVA: "Origins: Back to the Beginning" - LJK - 9/9/2005 9:19:57 PM

Pulsar B1508+55 flung out of the Milky Way Galaxy - LJK - 9/9/2005 7:49:59 PM

The Demographics of Long-Period Comets - LJK - 9/9/2005 4:37:24 PM
- The nuclei of comets 7P/Pons-Winnecke, 14P/Wolf and 92P/Sanguin - LJK - 9/9/2005 7:15:50 PM
  - Identification of a new short-period comet near the Sun - LJK - 9/9/2005 7:44:40 PM

INTEGRAL three years later - LJK - 9/9/2005 7:20:10 PM

Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion - LJK - 9/9/2005 5:29:23 PM

SpaceX Falcon 9 - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2005 7:03:26 PM
- Falcon I has yet to launch, aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves? - Lee - 9/9/2005 5:37:28 AM
  - they've got a customer (n/t) - alcaray - 9/9/2005 5:11:23 PM
- Less Than $700/lb to LEO? - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 2:55:10 AM
- re: SpaceX Falcon 9 - Jacob Samorodin - 9/8/2005 11:15:51 PM
  - 55,000 lb Heavy... - Adam - 9/9/2005 11:57:46 AM
- I'd missed that one. Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2005 9:56:09 PM

Phobos from Spirit - Raoul - 9/8/2005 5:32:16 PM
- Absolutely amazing! Check this out everyone. Stickney Crater visible! - Buck Galaxy - 9/9/2005 5:10:04 PM

4Frontiers Corporation To Establish First Mars Settlement - LJK - 9/9/2005 4:45:39 PM

Spokes??? - Raoul - 9/9/2005 4:16:14 PM
- re: Spokes??? - Doug Ellison - 9/9/2005 4:25:10 PM

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