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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:22 PM Original message |
NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bush's brain has been discovered at last.... |
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Sailing (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Absolutely... |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, that's mysterious |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Indeed, coming up with a blank myself |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I'd have guessed "direct visual observation of ... " |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Since it's X-ray... My guess is the big Black Hole at the center of the Galaxy. |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Black hole collision? Neutron star collision? Something high-energy... n/t |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. they found Clinton's path to the nomination |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Jimmy Hoffa? No, that wasn't 50 years ago. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. Could this be our Sun's binary companion? |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Indeed, but I wouldn't expect an observation from Chandra to find it... n/t |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Chandra implies some high-energy event, and ground-based observations imply visible light... |
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Juan_de_la_Dem (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Did we lose an exploratory craft 50 years ago? |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. It's Veejer! |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Or it could be Shaka-Ri. |
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Juan_de_la_Dem (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. lol |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. NASA found out that Earth is in the Twilight Zone |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I wish I could rec this reply! |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Beautiful!! n/t |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. Life elsewhere? n/t |
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FreepFryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. 'Nemesis'? |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. o shit! |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Dangnabit!!! This was a crappy day and I didn't need another puzzle... |
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mcollier (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Could it be Osama bin Forgotten |
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canucksawbones (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. dark matter |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Pretty good guess, I'd say. |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. now that I see his post... you both are probably correct n/t |
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dnbn (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 06:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Dark matter gas NOT been hunted for more than 50 years. |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Welcome to DU, dnbn |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. Dark matter's not strictly "an object" |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. or it's got something to do with a black hole... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. If we were crossing the event horizon, we'd long since be dead. nt |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. ... can we be so sure we're not? n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. This is why physics versus philosophy is a slippery slope. nt |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
53. Not so.. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. what if black holes don't really exist naturally... |
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Hatalles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. NASA: Image of Chandra X-Ray "object" released; complete findings to be public on 5/14 |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. that looks like a long-range imperial probe droid... |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Pretty sure Vader is already here and has been for some time now. |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. "It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here." |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
57. no worries, Hillary's made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever. n/t |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. Now this is news! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. in the hoth system... |
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NM Independent (794 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 05:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
50. Is that really the image? |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. It's the Flying Spaghetti Monster |
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bluebellbaby (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
34. I read somewhere that they were looking for another planet...and not a large asteroid |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
37. It's not in our solar system |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
40. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe??? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Car 54 has been found |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
45. Hunting for 50 years ==> 1958 |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
46. The suspense is causing relativistic effects! |
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indio55555 (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
47. Great. |
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haktar (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
48. I like the Bush's brain idea, but seriously, |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
52. PLANET X Niberu they have been searching for it |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
54. The black hole at the galactic center was found several years ago. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 08:16 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. that's one amazing animation |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Ummm.. Someone like me who has been reading SF for fifty years? |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
55. My vote is darkmatter n/t |
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skoalyman (751 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Chaney's death star |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
59. Does anyone have a link to an astronomy-based forum where people with a bit more |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. good question; I'd be interested, too n/t |
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SpikeTss (308 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. You might want to have a look at this: |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Nemesis or Planet X or Niberu whatever you want to call it |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
62. Chandra activity for 2008: |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-10-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
64. no idea what it will be... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
66. We'll find out today |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I was just about to kick this back up..... |
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borelord (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
68. link |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
69. A supernova close to the galactic center..... |
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