Inaccuracy in reporting astronomy and science |
Inaccuracy in reporting astronomy and science |
Apr 5 2011, 06:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1582 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
(sigh)...prepare for bizarre questions about Mars & nuclear explosions from friends, family & neighbors, all. This is wrong on so many levels I don't wanna even think about it, but of course it's getting media coverage...Google News picked it up. Natural fission explosions are all the rage: http://www.physorg.com/news183884450.html |
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May 27 2011, 07:13 PM
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#422
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Another great headline today, "Aussie Student Find's Universe's Missing Mass." Well, turns out it's not all of the missing mass, just some of the "regular" matter, lurking in intergalactic filaments. And didn't I read about that somewhere else in a popular magazine in the past month?
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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May 27 2011, 11:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Damn Aussies ... first we found Australia that Aborigines knew of before and now we've found some missing universe that some astronomer had found before
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May 27 2011, 11:58 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Yeah, but Skippy always found those stupid kids who fell down wells long before the rescue teams did...
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May 28 2011, 12:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo always had a copy of the episode's script in her pouch. So of course she knew!
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May 28 2011, 06:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 796 Joined: 27-February 08 From: Heart of Europe Member No.: 4057 |
Skippy was even capable of skipping over the Iron Curtain
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May 28 2011, 03:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Sadly, as often happens when young stars rise to success and fame too quickly, after the show ended poor old Skippy let herself fall into a life of wild parties and drinking that would embarrass Lindsay Lohan.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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May 28 2011, 08:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
And I thought the "truth" about Lassie was disillusioning!
Kangaroos are by common consent “dumber than sheep” and can’t be trained to do anything, even to stay on set. The solution was to have at least a dozen on hand at all times – which is why Skippy often changes size, shape and colour. “The kangaroos,” Goddard remembers, “were always bogging off into the bush, and there was a prize for whoever captured the most Skippies at the end of each day. [Telegraph] |
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May 28 2011, 08:41 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
That explains a lot. Damned unreliable creatures, kangaroos.
You always know exactly where you stand with a Dalek. Not so good at the "getting kids out of wells" thing tho, has to be said. -------------------- |
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Jun 15 2011, 06:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 279 |
Here's a very lazy headline, courtesy of space.com
Unusual Total Lunar Eclipse Coincides with Full Moon Tonight That could have been worded so much better. Andy |
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Jun 15 2011, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3233 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
I'd like to see a "usual" total lunar eclipse that DOESN'T coincide with a full moon...
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Jun 16 2011, 12:18 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Sadly we didn't see anything of the lunar eclipse from here in Cumbria, too much cloud and crud, but we still had a hugely enjoyable public event up at the castle...
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Jun 26 2011, 11:57 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Two posts that gratuitously broke the no politics rule deleted.
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Jul 3 2011, 02:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
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Jul 3 2011, 05:40 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
(sigh)...It's times like this when we REALLY need a "facepalm" emoticon...
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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