The Universe

[torinfan]

That really is awesome - not surprised a female student discovered it - there's quite a few women in astronomy, even here in the States.

[Steve Crook]

That really is awesome - not surprised a female student discovered it - there's quite a few women in astronomy, even here in the States.

even in the States. That bastion of liberty and equality

Steve

[torinfan]

even in the States. That bastion of liberty and equality

Steve

Hey one of my professor's teaching aides (I took 2 astronomy courses to fulfill a science requirement) is a descendent of Roy Brissenden, one of the major NASA big wheels. Her name's Gina and I know the UA's astronomy department has strong connections to NASA. Very bright woman.

[alan french]

Hi,
Before this turns into anything else, I think it is very interesting. I accept that it is not everone's interest. But then again I do not share the same interests as some others. I also do not care what sex the person is, who discovered it is. I think it is remarkable what has been found out as years have progressed. We are part of all this. We do not know everything, and we may learn something of value which could affect our planet. And it might be to our interest.

Alan French.

[torinfan]

I love astronomy, my primary interest is astrobiology. If NASA does discover intelligent life on another world, I bet that'll come during my lifetime.

[Timmy_Lea]

I love astronomy, my primary interest is astrobiology. If NASA does discover intelligent life on another world, I bet that'll come during my lifetime.

No way, I think the likelihood of us finding intelligent life are pretty remote. The distances are just too vast

[torinfan]

In fact, they might even visit Britmovie when they find us and land here.

[ShirlGirl]

Sorry I can't share your astronomic enthusiasm Shirl, I well remember the first Moon landing, I played footie till around midnight and went straight to bed when I got home. I mean, its not like you can't see it is it.

I was living in London at that time and I remember standing at the window of my flat staring at the moon and even though I couldn't actually see the landing (obviously!) it was an awesome feeling to know what was going on there at that moment.

[Wolfgang]

It is pretty pathetic that 40 years on we still have not gone to Mars. European Space agency should get EU to stick 1% on everyone's taxes to fund space missions and we should land on Mars and set up mining colony on asteroid belt. We should explore Venus too, because it might have airborne dinosaurs.

[golightly]

I was living in London at that time and I remember standing at the window of my flat staring at the moon and even though I couldn't actually see the landing (obviously!) it was an awesome feeling to know what was going on there at that moment.

Shirl, it's nasty up there, explosions, big bangs and all sorts and you have to walk round in a Michelin man suit and carry your own air. Twenty five minutes on my bike and I'm in Formby nature reserve, squirrells, pine trees, sand dunes and the Irish Sea, it's just beautiful, like life should be. Formby - Victoria Road Beach, an amazing place to visit Do yourself a favour stay on the old terraccota and don't go Dolly daydreaming about the romance of outer space, planet Earth is where it's at.

[Steve Crook]

Shirl, it's nasty up there, explosions, big bangs and all sorts and you have to walk round in a Michelin man suit and carry your own air. Twenty five minutes on my bike and I'm in Formby nature reserve, squirrells, pine trees, sand dunes and the Irish Sea, it's just beautiful, like life should be. Formby - Victoria Road Beach, an amazing place to visit Do yourself a favour stay on the old terraccota and don't go Dolly daydreaming about the romance of outer space, planet Earth is where it's at.

Yes, planet earth is a wonderful place. Volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves. There are even places where you're best advised to carry your own air here as well

BTW an earthquake is when Terra Firma is no longer so firm and when there's lots of terror

Steve

[zettel45]

I'm not entirely sure why this is being discussed as an either/or situation. Why can't people be interested both in what people do on Earth and the amazing story of astrophysics? And to dismiss the latter as "boring" seems to me a little sad to be honest.

[golightly]

I'm not entirely sure why this is being discussed as an either/or situation. Why can't people be interested both in what people do on Earth and the amazing story of astrophysics? And to dismiss the latter as "boring" seems to me a little sad to be honest.

I should have said boring on a personal level and it's all a bit tongue-in-cheek you know.

[CaptainWaggett]

Yes. Yes they did.

Are you sure?

[jimw1]

Are you sure?

[Timmy_Lea]

Are you sure?

My god! We're through the looking-glass here people. White is black and black is white!

[Steve Crook]

My god! We're through the looking-glass here people. White is black and black is white!

But pink and fluffy is still pink and fluffy

Steve

[zettel45]

Are you sure?

On the other hand...

[Moor Larkin]

It is pretty pathetic that 40 years on we still have not gone to Mars.

You couldn't expect them to pull the same gag twice.......

[zettel45]

It is pretty pathetic that 40 years on we still have not gone to Mars.

I seem to recall George W Bush proposing a manned mission to Mars early on in his presidency. He was quickly forced to recant, not because it would cost too much (in those days he could've just charged it all to his Visa card) but because NASA informed him we are nowhere near having the technology to perform such an operation.