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Ultra-Low Oxygen Could Have Triggered Mass Extinctions... - Chris Vancil - 11/1/2003 10:02:27 PM
- for what it is worth - R.L. - 11/2/2003 10:07:10 AM

Gil levin is about to become rich ... - Robert Clark - 11/1/2003 11:29:21 AM
- If One Correct Idea Makes You Infallible, Does One Wrong One Make You Always Wrong? - MarK Eby - 11/1/2003 5:02:33 PM
  - re: If One Correct Idea Makes You Infallible, Does One Wrong One Make You Always Wrong? - Robert Clark - 11/1/2003 6:55:42 PM
    - Do You Know What A Theory Is? - MarK Eby - 11/1/2003 8:16:37 PM
      - re: Do You Know What A Theory Is? - Robert Clark - 11/1/2003 11:02:31 PM
        
        Not Even Close - MarK Eby - 11/2/2003 3:51:27 AM
- I PREDICT - Woodlock - 11/1/2003 3:34:08 PM
- Sweet stuff - Donald - 11/1/2003 2:58:33 PM
  - re: Sweet stuff - Robert Clark - 11/1/2003 7:15:30 PM

From NASA Daily Site - Thunderstorms as part of global electrical system - ebnelson - 10/31/2003 1:47:08 AM
- Well maybe this will yield a live link? - ebnelson - 10/31/2003 2:11:41 AM
  - I swear it worked in html preview (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/31/2003 2:13:30 AM
    - Fingers crossed....sorry to stretch this out - ebnelson - 10/31/2003 2:21:10 AM
      - %-| - ebnelson - 10/31/2003 2:23:57 AM
        
        Don't sweat it. We've all been there. - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2003 4:45:47 PM

Burt Rutan has been busy lately - Larry J - 10/31/2003 2:36:04 PM

Baby stars - Raoul - 10/31/2003 6:34:27 AM

SpaceShip One Bounces back from aerodynamic problems - Tom Brosz - 10/30/2003 6:56:31 AM
- I was just about to post this - Larry J - 10/30/2003 3:14:52 PM
- re: SpaceShip One Bounces back from aerodynamic problems - phil - 10/30/2003 2:54:03 PM
  - re: SpaceShip One Bounces back from aerodynamic problems - Nathan Koren - 10/31/2003 5:18:11 AM

Soaking in atmospheric electricity - Johannes - 10/31/2003 2:08:23 AM

Bright star in the East? - Lee - 10/29/2003 10:07:13 AM
- Definitely Jupiter - Fox - 10/30/2003 2:57:11 AM
  - Jupiter it is. - Lee - 10/30/2003 6:01:50 AM
    - re: Not so fast - Success_Machine - 10/30/2003 11:50:19 AM
      - One way to find out. - Lee - 10/30/2003 9:19:13 PM
        
        You really don't need binoculars - SteveS - 10/31/2003 1:16:20 AM
        
        It was supposed to look like this - SteveS - 10/31/2003 1:40:26 AM
        
        I give up...failed star chart (n/t) (n/t) - SteveS - 10/31/2003 1:42:31 AM
- Does it twinkle? - RobVG - 10/30/2003 1:37:40 AM
- Sure that's not Jupiter? - SteveS - 10/29/2003 1:46:15 PM
- re: Capella, 80 deg above horizon at 3 am CST - Success_Machine - 10/29/2003 1:33:12 PM
- re: Vega, about 63 deg. above horizon at 2 pm CST nt - Success_Machine - 10/29/2003 1:26:12 PM

Our Galaxy's Black Hole - Raoul - 10/30/2003 10:27:08 PM

Not sure who I'll be rooting for.... - Success_Machine - 10/30/2003 11:36:41 AM
- I predict the Predators by a head...a human head, that is... (n/t) - McFly - 10/30/2003 8:43:18 PM
- Me, I'm taking the Patriots over the Donks on MNF (n/t) - p - 10/30/2003 2:45:33 PM
  - And you'll probably be right - Larry J - 10/30/2003 3:19:09 PM
    - re: And you'll probably be right - p - 10/30/2003 5:50:41 PM

Congressional space hearings - p - 10/30/2003 2:43:10 PM
- re: access to space - Raoul - 10/30/2003 8:01:33 PM

Why would a D.C. lobbyist fight to save Goldin's B.U. presidency bid? - SpaceProjects.com - 10/25/2003 5:29:40 PM
- re: One possiblity..their friends... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/25/2003 10:29:52 PM
  - Another possibility: to show contracting agents how loyal he still is once they've left the govt. (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 10/25/2003 11:05:16 PM
    - Any predictions regarding B.U.'s board's vote on Dan Goldin? - SpaceProjects.com - 10/28/2003 6:10:31 PM
      - It amazes me that he's being considered for the job. - Gary - 10/29/2003 6:02:23 AM
        
        B.U. is merely ranked #64 in U.S. News & World Report - SpaceProjects.com - 10/29/2003 6:12:41 PM
        
        Dan Goldin threatens B.U. with a lawsuit. Here's one lawyer's rebuttal... - SpaceProjects.com - 10/29/2003 6:48:50 AM
        
        Few B.U. faculty members turn out for pro-Goldin rally. His NASA behavior was cited... - SpaceProjects.com - 10/30/2003 6:06:48 PM
        
        Dan Goldin threatens B.U. with a lawsuit. Here's a lawyer's rebuttal... - SpaceProjects.com - 10/29/2003 6:48:40 AM

Knoweldge - Raoul - 10/27/2003 9:39:44 PM
- lol raoul- wish u hadnt linked to that - R.L.- MORE ON TOPIC RANT - 10/29/2003 8:54:14 AM
  - re: lol - Raoul - 10/29/2003 7:36:08 PM
- re: What is worth knowing about? - Success_Machine - 10/28/2003 3:30:09 PM
- re: Knowledge - Tom Brosz - 10/28/2003 1:13:56 AM
  - re: exploration for profit - Fox - 10/29/2003 5:28:38 AM
    - re: exploration for profit - Tom Brosz - 10/29/2003 6:42:03 AM
      - And The Reason We Have Government Funded Science IS - Mark Eby - 10/29/2003 3:01:36 PM
        
        To pay the salaries of government scientists. - Tom Brosz - 10/29/2003 5:31:17 PM
        
        You Ignore The Chicken & Egg Question - Mark Eby - 10/29/2003 6:42:51 PM
  - re: Knowledge - et - 10/28/2003 7:13:30 PM
  - You forgot Polynesians, and religious immigrants to America - Buster - 10/28/2003 3:35:56 PM
    - re: You forgot Polynesians, and religious immigrants to America - Tom Brosz - 10/29/2003 1:17:57 AM
      - re: You forgot Polynesians, and religious immigrants to America - Buster - 10/30/2003 3:10:47 PM
- You Know What I'm Not Impressed With? - Mark Eby - 10/27/2003 11:45:27 PM
  - re: How about playing the devil's advocate? - Raoul - 10/28/2003 6:43:48 AM
    - re: How about playing the devil's advocate? - gbaikie - 10/28/2003 7:44:40 PM
    - being a devil's advocate is great as long as you use accurate information (n/t) - Buster - 10/28/2003 12:28:42 PM
  - Cool... - Ken Murphy - 10/27/2003 11:58:04 PM
- Turning knobs - Arthur Smith - 10/27/2003 10:49:49 PM
  - re: Skylab - Raoul - 10/28/2003 10:55:50 PM
- re: Knowledge (sorry:) (n/t) - Raoul - 10/27/2003 9:41:49 PM

Barry D's worst nightmare just came true - Don - 10/25/2003 1:18:19 AM
- re: Barry D's worst nightmare just came true - JonClarke - 10/27/2003 5:09:35 AM
  - Jumping to conclusions - Donald - 10/27/2003 3:30:26 PM
    - re: Jumping to conclusions - JonClarke - 10/27/2003 8:50:16 PM
- Old news but true - Gary - 10/25/2003 5:22:54 PM
  - Old news, but FALSE. - Robert Clark - 10/26/2003 8:02:17 AM
    - Not exactly - Don - 10/26/2003 2:26:37 PM
      - Yes, exactly. - Robert Clark - 10/27/2003 12:34:18 AM
        
        No. exactly - Donald - 10/27/2003 1:04:05 AM
        
        Look at the facts. - Robert Clark - 10/27/2003 2:40:35 PM
        
        Uh...Robert... - Donald - 10/28/2003 2:01:54 PM
        
        Origins of the carbonate dust on Mars. - Robert Clark - 10/30/2003 5:33:36 AM
        
        On the other hand ... - Robert Clark - 10/30/2003 2:15:15 PM
    - Good point... but... - Adam - 10/26/2003 8:52:07 AM
      - re: Good point... but...Don't ignore the key points. - Robert Clark - 10/26/2003 11:09:33 AM
        
        Wrong - Donald - 10/26/2003 3:59:00 PM
        
        Yes, they are wrong. - Robert Clark - 10/27/2003 12:57:13 AM
  - re: but true - Johannes - 10/26/2003 4:41:53 AM
    - Same reason opals are - ebnelson - 10/26/2003 9:33:31 PM
    - Gemstones - Don - 10/26/2003 2:42:59 PM
  - re: Old news but true - Johannes - 10/26/2003 2:53:53 AM
    - Mars Tectonics - Donald - 10/26/2003 3:01:57 PM
      - Water vapor on Mars - Gary - 10/26/2003 6:11:26 PM
        
        re: Water vapor on Mars - Donald - 10/26/2003 6:41:42 PM
        
        re: Water vapor on Mars - Robert Clark - 10/27/2003 12:49:58 AM

Supercooled liquid water flows on Mars. - Robert Clark - 10/30/2003 6:37:16 AM
- "Could Flow" - Nick Hoffman - 10/30/2003 1:29:23 PM

Aurora watch. - Lee - 10/29/2003 9:40:33 AM
- re: Aurora watch. - Fox - 10/30/2003 3:07:26 AM
- How far to the north in degrees? Was it overhead? (n/t) - et - 10/29/2003 7:18:12 PM
  - Looked like a sunset in the North. With light extending maybe 45 degrees. (n/t) - Lee - 10/29/2003 9:03:17 PM

I really wouldn't want to be on ISS now and for the next day or so.... - et - 10/28/2003 7:51:03 PM
- Dang, poop, crap. - et - 10/28/2003 7:57:23 PM
  - Potty mouth. (n/t) - RobVG - 10/30/2003 1:43:07 AM
  - re: Dang, poop, crap. - Raoul - 10/28/2003 10:46:58 PM
    - Raoul is right, the ISS people will be okay. Not the best time for a trip to the Moon though. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/29/2003 1:14:12 AM
      - The ISS is in a high inclination orbit (~51 deg). - et - 10/29/2003 6:04:40 PM
        
        re: previous missions - Raoul - 10/29/2003 6:43:23 PM
        
        It's not rare, but not good either. - et - 10/29/2003 7:15:24 PM
        
        re: I'm only upset because.... - Raoul - 10/29/2003 7:44:51 PM
        
        Errr, not the Soyuz but the service module. - et - 10/29/2003 7:26:18 PM
        
        re: previous missions - Raoul - 10/29/2003 6:45:08 PM

Solar wind data - Johannes - 10/29/2003 2:39:52 PM
- re: My turn . . .! - D. Spires - 10/29/2003 9:23:43 PM
  - Another Major Solar Flare 486 at 20:49 UT . . . - D. Spires - 10/30/2003 1:38:25 AM

Jupitor and Galeleo - bmpbmp - 9/3/2003 9:27:20 PM
- re: Jupitor and Galeleo - carl - 10/29/2003 10:32:54 PM
- re: Jupitor and Galeleo - carl - 10/29/2003 10:32:45 PM
- re: Stay away from those benighted web sites . . . - D. Spires - 9/8/2003 11:08:09 PM
- Please tell me - ebnelson - 9/6/2003 8:49:43 PM
- Ladies and gentlemen, I present the America voter. - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2003 5:55:43 PM
  - Oh, I don't know Tom - R.L. - 9/5/2003 2:32:35 AM
    - Constituent base - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2003 8:43:07 PM
      - Umm the party that cares about civil rights? (n/t) - R.L. - 9/6/2003 3:20:33 AM
- I AM MONITORING ATMOSPHERIC INTERFACE..... - HAL 9000 - 9/4/2003 5:43:38 PM
- And there will probably be a chain reaction! - alcaray - 9/4/2003 3:09:38 PM
  - Great advice, alcaray - ebnelson - 9/6/2003 8:39:15 PM
  - re: And there will probably be a chain reaction! - bmp - 9/4/2003 3:40:53 PM
    - No, really! - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2003 5:54:15 PM
- re: Jupitor and Galeleo - DWC - 9/4/2003 6:43:46 AM
  - re: Jupitor and Galeleo - et - 9/4/2003 6:18:43 PM
    - re: Jupitor and Galeleo - Johannes - 9/5/2003 1:39:59 AM

Black Spot On Jupiter - Woodlock - 10/27/2003 2:48:26 PM
- I wonder if at high magnification - ebnelson - 10/29/2003 5:00:24 AM
  - re: wasn't it 1-4-9 ? ;) (n/t) - Raoul - 10/29/2003 7:58:13 PM
- re: Black Spot On Jupiter - Raoul - 10/27/2003 4:30:42 PM
  - That's good! - Woodlock - 10/27/2003 6:17:09 PM

Concorde - Raoul - 10/24/2003 2:44:58 PM
- re: Concorde - Success_Machine - 10/25/2003 1:22:38 PM
- Envioronmentalcases - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/25/2003 2:03:20 AM
- Concorde farewell - Nick Hoffman - 10/25/2003 1:47:10 AM
  - re: Incredible flyby photo - Success_Machine - 10/25/2003 1:44:07 PM
    - Sorry, it's a montage - Nick Hoffman - 10/26/2003 2:41:05 AM
      - The real giveaway... - Tom Brosz - 10/26/2003 6:41:45 AM
        
        re: The real giveaway...there was only 3 in the air that day n/t (n/t) - SteveS - 10/26/2003 1:08:04 PM
  - re: Concorde farewell - Delbert - 10/25/2003 4:16:29 AM
  - Nose Up - SteveS - 10/25/2003 2:33:51 AM
- Concorde and Columbia - Nick Hoffman - 10/24/2003 4:44:25 PM
  - 3 quick fixes for the Shuttle's leading edge vulnerability - Larry J - 10/25/2003 3:51:36 PM
    - # 2 Increases Risk Of Ice Formation and Shedding - Mark Eby - 10/29/2003 7:31:23 PM
  - re: Concorde and Columbia - Raoul - 10/24/2003 9:59:05 PM
- re: Quel oiseau merveilleux! (n/t) - Raoul - 10/24/2003 2:58:24 PM

A salute from the Sun from SOHO on APOD - Raoul - 10/29/2003 6:35:09 AM

Hey SM... - Adam - 10/24/2003 1:47:35 AM
- re: Good reference, but I don't like the ether idea - Success_Machine - 10/24/2003 2:22:18 AM
  - Know what you mean... - Adam - 10/26/2003 10:10:28 AM
    - re: Lightspeed constant - Success_Machine - 10/27/2003 4:40:25 PM
      - re: If lightspeed is merely a proportionality constant between matter and energy - Success_Machine - 10/28/2003 12:24:59 AM
        
        re: "Black box" thought experiment - Success_Machine - 10/28/2003 12:41:38 AM
        
        "Speed of light" in a medium... - Adam - 10/28/2003 11:15:17 AM
        
        re: "Speed of light" in a medium... - Johannes - 10/29/2003 2:49:12 AM
        
        re: I know, I was just speculating - Success_Machine - 10/29/2003 2:29:37 AM
  - re: Good reference, but I don't like the ether idea - Johannes - 10/26/2003 3:10:41 AM

The Perfect (Space) Storm - LJ - 10/27/2003 6:11:31 PM
- Here it comes - LJ - 10/28/2003 6:20:38 PM
  - Sun Erupts in Biggest Storm in Years . . . - D. Spires - 10/29/2003 12:28:47 AM
- Just so you know.... - LJ - 10/27/2003 6:28:26 PM
  - re: eclipse shades - Raoul - 10/27/2003 7:20:33 PM
    - Still way too much ash falling from the sky to risk taking my telescope out in it. Maybe tomorrow. (n/t) - Delbert - 10/28/2003 4:28:03 AM
      - re: filters - Raoul - 10/28/2003 6:47:29 AM
        
        No I mean - Delbert - 10/28/2003 4:33:05 PM
        
        re: ash - Raoul - 10/28/2003 5:20:58 PM

Mars or Moon... - Raoul - 10/23/2003 4:42:38 PM
- Why impactor detection needs to be done from the Moon - E.P. Grondine - 10/24/2003 4:41:37 PM
  - Report ambiguous... - Ken Murphy - 10/27/2003 2:30:30 PM
    - Picture worth a thousand words - E.P. Grondine - 10/27/2003 9:43:15 PM
      - and a little more... - E.P. Grondine - 10/27/2003 10:06:27 PM
    - We can afford 400 billion dollar deficits but not 2 billion/yr for manned exploration from an existing allocation? - Buster - 10/27/2003 3:14:40 PM
  - re: Why impactor detection needs to be done from the Moon - Chris Vancil - 10/25/2003 10:05:55 AM
  - the extinction of mankind - Nick Hoffman - 10/24/2003 6:02:54 PM
    - Homo Sapien Sapien go back around 120,000 years (n/t) (n/t) - Dave M - 10/27/2003 9:58:16 PM
      - Point Of Origin Implies No Such Thing - Buster - 10/28/2003 3:08:28 PM
    - Always the optimist.. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/25/2003 8:02:14 PM
    - re: the extinction of mankind - Raoul - 10/24/2003 9:19:40 PM
      - Ken & Raoul Pay More Attention - Mark Eby - 10/26/2003 8:00:19 PM
        
        re: telescopes - Raoul - 10/26/2003 9:04:04 PM
        
        SIRTF - Nick Hoffman - 10/26/2003 10:03:08 PM
        
        re: SIRTF - Raoul - 10/26/2003 10:24:03 PM
        
        Cryogenic Cooling - Nick Hoffman - 10/27/2003 7:29:42 AM
        
        Should Be Reply To Raoul's Telescopes in space (n/t) - Mark Eby - 10/26/2003 8:07:23 PM
      - Nuclear, not impacts... - Nick Hoffman - 10/25/2003 9:53:42 AM
    - re: the extinction of mankind - E.P. Grondine - 10/24/2003 7:04:03 PM
- re: Mars or Moon... - Ken Murphy - 10/24/2003 1:09:54 PM
  - re: Mars or Moon... - Chris Vancil - 10/25/2003 11:51:22 AM
    - re: re:Telescopes in space - Raoul - 10/25/2003 4:25:44 PM
      - re:Telescopes in space - Chris Vancil - 10/25/2003 9:31:47 PM
        
        re: re:Telescopes on the Moon and temperature changes and the poles - Raoul - 10/26/2003 8:54:27 AM
        
        Sky Coverage and Shadow - Nick Hoffman - 10/26/2003 10:11:48 PM
        
        re: Space telescope self return for repair...possible? - Chris Vancil - 10/27/2003 8:57:36 AM
        
        re: Yes, I agree (n/t) - Raoul - 10/27/2003 6:36:53 AM
  - re: Mars or Moon... - E.P. Grondine - 10/24/2003 5:57:11 PM
  - re: Mars or Moon... - Raoul - 10/24/2003 4:05:58 PM
    - Raoul It's Really Long Past Time You Read The Actual Plans - Mark Eby - 10/26/2003 11:53:28 PM
- re: Mars or Moon... - Nipper Wolf - 10/24/2003 2:50:24 AM
  - re: Mars or Moon... - Raoul - 10/24/2003 5:33:17 AM
- There's a reason Mars hab drawings are far bigger than the lunar lander - Buster - 10/23/2003 8:28:54 PM
  - NASA is not serious about sending men to Mars - E.P. Grondine - 10/24/2003 4:26:10 PM
    - NASA Has Far More Serious Proposal's Than Yours - Mark Eby - 10/27/2003 12:01:20 AM
  - re: ISRU - Raoul - 10/23/2003 9:30:47 PM
- re: Mars or Moon... - Delbert - 10/23/2003 5:08:15 PM
  - re: Mars or Moon... - Raoul - 10/23/2003 6:28:26 PM

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