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Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Aug 4, 2011 19:27:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 4, 2011 19:27:25 GMT Nasa images show signs of flowing water on Mars
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The Doctor Administrator DISGRACE He knows! He knows!!! Posts: 102,266	Space Aug 4, 2011 21:21:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2011 21:21:21 GMT The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one...they say! -Ralph
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Shockprowl Swarm Crotchmaster A warrior doesn't need a head! Just a good strong body! Posts: 40,239	Space Aug 5, 2011 19:48:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shockprowl on Aug 5, 2011 19:48:41 GMT Ahhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhh!
	I was the one who let you know, I was your sorry ever after, '84, '85. Give me new toys and I'll decide, but I'm really only after, '84, '85.

Shockprowl Swarm Crotchmaster A warrior doesn't need a head! Just a good strong body! Posts: 40,239	Space Aug 5, 2011 19:50:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shockprowl on Aug 5, 2011 19:50:36 GMT I forget where I read it, but, apparently, the nearest Black Hole to us is only 1600 light years away in Sagittarius. Eeek!
	Last Edit: Aug 5, 2011 19:50:58 GMT by Shockprowl I was the one who let you know, I was your sorry ever after, '84, '85. Give me new toys and I'll decide, but I'm really only after, '84, '85.

Fortmax2020 Liege Genero Sciencologist Cybertron's Greatest Continuity Earl Posts: 17,455	Space Aug 5, 2011 20:29:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 5, 2011 20:29:53 GMT Really? I thought it was the one at the centre of the galaxy... 30 000ish light years away. Sleep easy tonight citizen.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V4641_Sagittarii

In 1999 a violent outburst at V4641 Sgr revealed it to be the closest known black hole to Earth. Originally thought to be positioned approximately 1,600 light-years (100,000,000 AU) from Earth, later observations showed it to be at least 15 times further away.

So actually 24,000 light years.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way

The Sun (and therefore the Earth and the Solar System) may be found close to the inner rim of the galaxy's Orion Arm, in the Local Fluff inside the Local Bubble, and in the Gould Belt, at a distance of 7.62 Â± 0.32 kiloparsecs (24,900 Â± 1,000 ly) from the Galactic Center.

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Aug 5, 2011 20:29:53 GMT Fortmax2020 said:

Really? I thought it was the one at the centre of the galaxy... 30 000ish light years away. Sleep easy tonight citizen.

You fool! You know what is at the centre of the galaxy! They say the Great Barrier can never be reached...but I say they are wrong! I say the danger is an illusion!

-Ralph

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Fortmax2020 Liege Genero Sciencologist Cybertron's Greatest Continuity Earl Posts: 17,455	Space Aug 6, 2011 1:39:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 6, 2011 1:39:35 GMT Don't take the ship closer!

The Doctor Administrator DISGRACE He knows! He knows!!! Posts: 102,266	Space Aug 6, 2011 9:20:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2011 9:20:53 GMT Bring it closer...so that I may...join with it! -Ralph
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Fortmax2020 Liege Genero Sciencologist Cybertron's Greatest Continuity Earl Posts: 17,455	Space Aug 6, 2011 10:12:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 6, 2011 10:12:07 GMT What does Ralph need... with a starship?

The Doctor Administrator DISGRACE He knows! He knows!!! Posts: 102,266	Space Aug 6, 2011 10:13:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2011 10:13:08 GMT YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! -Ralph
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Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Aug 31, 2011 15:31:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 31, 2011 15:31:11 GMT Jupiter bound space probe captures Earth & Moon in same shot (with thanks to GrahamT77 on Twitter who directed me to the picture)
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Shockprowl Swarm Crotchmaster A warrior doesn't need a head! Just a good strong body! Posts: 40,239	Space Sept 3, 2011 19:53:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shockprowl on Sept 3, 2011 19:53:45 GMT THAT'S AMAZING.
	I was the one who let you know, I was your sorry ever after, '84, '85. Give me new toys and I'll decide, but I'm really only after, '84, '85.

Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Sept 9, 2011 11:02:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 9, 2011 11:02:33 GMT Meteorites brought Gold to Earth
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legios Liege Genero That Random Stranger 30,000 Feet and Climbing Posts: 15,346	Space Sept 9, 2011 19:07:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by legios on Sept 9, 2011 19:07:35 GMT There is something rather appealing about the idea of gold being an extraterrestrial import. I don't know why but it somehow feels appropriate. Karl
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The Doctor Administrator DISGRACE He knows! He knows!!! Posts: 102,266	Space Sept 9, 2011 19:12:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Doctor on Sept 9, 2011 19:12:13 GMT Godamn Vogons!!! -Ralph
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I'm listening to the audio book of 'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking in my car currently on the the way to and from work. Freakin' brilliant. Making my brain hurt a bit though. I just start to 'get' something and then he says sumat else and it all turns to mush in my head. 'Tis the nature of our existence, though. And it is incredible. Makes me feel really small, yet really big.

I was the one who let you know, I was your sorry ever after, '84, '85. Give me new toys and I'll decide, but I'm really only after, '84, '85.

bertie Protoform Posts: 511	Space Sept 9, 2011 23:09:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bertie on Sept 9, 2011 23:09:47 GMT BHT is still a crap book. It's mind boggling because it is badly written.

The Doctor Administrator DISGRACE He knows! He knows!!! Posts: 102,266	Space Sept 10, 2011 8:34:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Doctor on Sept 10, 2011 8:34:09 GMT It was one of those books that I felt I should like, but couldn't understand a word of it! -Ralph
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Fortmax2020 Liege Genero Sciencologist Cybertron's Greatest Continuity Earl Posts: 17,455	Space Sept 10, 2011 9:00:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 10, 2011 9:00:17 GMT I agree with Bertie. It felt like a chore to read.

Grand Moff Muffin Administrator Walking backwards for Christmas Posts: 16,378	Space Sept 10, 2011 18:28:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 10, 2011 18:28:24 GMT I agree with the general consensus. Greatly over-rated. I like space books with pretty colour photos of galaxies and nebulae and stuff. Martin
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Shockprowl Swarm Crotchmaster A warrior doesn't need a head! Just a good strong body! Posts: 40,239	Space Sept 13, 2011 15:20:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shockprowl on Sept 13, 2011 15:20:21 GMT I'm ashamed to say I've never tried to read the actually book! Audio is the way to go, folkes! Pretty pics are always nice.
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Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Sept 16, 2011 6:29:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 16, 2011 6:29:57 GMT Kepler find planet orbitting 2 suns
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kayevcee Fusilateral Quintro Combiner The Weather Wizard Posts: 5,527	Space Sept 22, 2011 15:37:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kayevcee on Sept 22, 2011 15:37:25 GMT Amateur astronomer catches video of UARS satellite beginning its fall earthward. It's quite hauntingly beautiful. It's easy to forget how empty it is up there. -Nick
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legios Liege Genero That Random Stranger 30,000 Feet and Climbing Posts: 15,346	Space Sept 22, 2011 19:26:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by legios on Sept 22, 2011 19:26:41 GMT It is a rather fascinating sight isn't it? Karl
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Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Sept 30, 2011 22:17:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 30, 2011 22:17:19 GMT 'Hollows' mark Mercury's surface
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Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Oct 4, 2011 14:52:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 4, 2011 14:52:06 GMT Planet Jupiter mistaken for flare
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Grand Moff Muffin Administrator Walking backwards for Christmas Posts: 16,378	Space Oct 4, 2011 16:02:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 4, 2011 16:02:59 GMT How embarrassing. Not just for the person who made the mistake, but embarrassing for the planet and king of the gods also. I bet they give him a hard time about it on Mount Olympus. Martin
	Last Edit: Oct 4, 2011 16:03:14 GMT by Grand Moff Muffin Little is known about this goblin beyond its dual role as an offensive weapon and teapot.

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Oh I don't know. I can see quite a few of them leaning back, taking a big swig of wine and getting a big laugh out of how Jupiter showing up had sent the mortals running around in a panic. Lets face it the Olympians weren't always the kindest humoured of folks....

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Philip Ayres Administrator The Mike Yates of TMUK Posts: 89,233	Space Oct 6, 2011 7:55:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 6, 2011 7:55:56 GMT Comet's water 'like that of Earth's oceans' Not a surprise seeing as current theory thinks that Earth's water arrived by planetary bombardment.
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