BAD Astronomy

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BAD Astronomy

phil — 5/14/2005 8:56:50 PM (archived)

from the site...

"Rooted in real-life endeavors, scientists have designed the planet of Darwin IV (which lies in a known star system), the probes and spacecraft, as well as the various life-forms found."

Hello!!! There is no such star system 6.5 LY away where the primary double star is 3x brighter than the sun. This very simple fact should have been checked on. Given that the noted bozo Micho Kaiku is cited as an "authority" I'm not surprised.

The whole thread (18 posts)

Alien Planet on The Discovery Channel Saturday, May 14 - ljk - 5/12/2005 7:40:03 PM
- BAD Astronomy - phil - 5/14/2005 8:56:50 PM
  - ALIEN/Bad Astronomy - Lindy - 5/15/2005 9:43:03 PM
  - re: BAD Astronomy - LJK - 5/14/2005 10:23:51 PM
    - re: BAD Astronomy - p - 5/15/2005 12:34:39 PM
      - re: BAD Astronomy - Curtis Clark - 5/16/2005 5:51:39 AM
        
        re: BAD Astronomy - ljk - 5/16/2005 12:42:05 PM
- They showed an extended preview of this... - alcaray - 5/12/2005 9:49:57 PM
  - It's from Barlowe's classic Expedition book - ljk - 5/13/2005 1:40:58 PM
    - Got it, but - alcaray - 5/13/2005 3:39:00 PM
      - re: Got it, but - Curtis Clark - 5/16/2005 5:53:40 AM
        
        So how plausable was the ship's propulsion system? - Lee - 5/16/2005 9:00:54 AM
        
        re: So how plausable was the ship's propulsion system? - Curtis Clark - 5/16/2005 2:30:52 PM
      - re: Got it, but - ljk - 5/13/2005 4:19:36 PM
        
        The most plausible prediction... - alcaray - 5/13/2005 4:29:20 PM
        
        re: The most plausible prediction... - ljk - 5/13/2005 5:11:01 PM
  - It's Barlowe - phil - 5/12/2005 10:26:59 PM
    - Ahhhrrrrgggg. And R.L. accuses me of being a scientific idiot. - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 8:37:59 PM

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