Comments on: No, NASA hasn’t found aliens http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:36:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: unnuagedecole http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-149491 unnuagedecole Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:51:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-149491 This reaally made my day With a special thanks to Lao Tseu's 'How about… intelligent life in Washington D.C.?' Plus Brett Wood's 'Black Hole does seem like the safest bet. And since it hasn’t been 50 years since 2001: A Space Oddessy, we can rule out the Monolith.' Unnuage Time travelling to some other page and not remembering which in the 1st place ^^ This reaally made my day
With a special thanks to

Lao Tseu’s
‘How about… intelligent life in Washington D.C.?’

Plus Brett Wood’s
‘Black Hole does seem like the safest bet. And since it hasn’t been 50 years since 2001: A Space Oddessy, we can rule out the Monolith.’

Unnuage
Time travelling to some other page and not remembering which in the 1st place ^^

]]> By: Mars methane media mess | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-149381 Mars methane media mess | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-149381 [...] To be fair, NASA is not blameless in this. Their press release for this was titled "DISCOVERY OF METHANE REVEALS MARS IS NOT A DEAD PLANET". Now, they are playing with the word "dead", since you can interpret that to be about geological activity, as opposed to biological. But still, that’s fanning the flames they must have known would erupt. I would’ve hoped they had learned their lesson from the last time they pulled a PR stunt like this. [...] [...] To be fair, NASA is not blameless in this. Their press release for this was titled "DISCOVERY OF METHANE REVEALS MARS IS NOT A DEAD PLANET". Now, they are playing with the word "dead", since you can interpret that to be about geological activity, as opposed to biological. But still, that’s fanning the flames they must have known would erupt. I would’ve hoped they had learned their lesson from the last time they pulled a PR stunt like this. [...]

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-88688 StevoR Fri, 16 May 2008 08:56:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-88688 CORRECTED & ENHANCED POST - SINCE I CAN"T EDIT THE OLD ONE! ;-) ------------------------------------------------------- Drat! I almost had it with my supernova 1987 neutron star guess … Supernovae ..Tick Remmnants .. Tick Actual discovery .. Bzzzt! Wrong ‘un. It is, as stated, the youngest supernova remnant found in our Galaxy - from a star too dust shrouded for us to see it go BOOM! when its light reached us back around the US Civil War Time - or in non-US speak : 1868. (During reign of Queen Victoria or Victorian era for the English. Mind you since she ruled 1837-1901 that's not tying it down too much! ;-) In China during the Manchu or Chi'ing dynasty (1644-1911), for the Japanese it was just the year after the Tokugawa Shogunate was abolished, etc .. ) Interestingly enough, Eta Carinae was the second brightest star in the 1840's too I gather .. That is an awesome finding! 8) Although not perhaps quite up to the pre-announcement hype … :-( CORRECTED & ENHANCED POST – SINCE I CAN”T EDIT THE OLD ONE! ;-)

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Drat! I almost had it with my supernova 1987 neutron star guess …

Supernovae ..Tick
Remmnants .. Tick
Actual discovery .. Bzzzt! Wrong ‘un.

It is, as stated, the youngest supernova remnant found in our Galaxy – from a star too dust shrouded for us to see it go BOOM! when its light reached us back around the US Civil War Time – or in non-US speak : 1868.

(During reign of Queen Victoria or Victorian era for the English. Mind you since she ruled 1837-1901 that’s not tying it down too much! ;-) In China during the Manchu or Chi’ing dynasty (1644-1911), for the Japanese it was just the year after the Tokugawa Shogunate was abolished, etc .. )

Interestingly enough, Eta Carinae was the second brightest star in the 1840’s too I gather ..

That is an awesome finding! 8)
Although not perhaps quite up to the pre-announcement hype … :-(

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-88687 StevoR Fri, 16 May 2008 08:38:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-88687 Well if this works then here's a Bad Astronomy link to what this <em> is </em> all about : http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/05/14/youngest-galactic-supernova-not-aliens-found/ The page I'm linking here also links back to this page (via Buzz hypertext) so folks may be able to go in circles now. ;- ) (If stuck click the BA blog home or something else to avoid the metaphorical roundabout!) <i> Hope this is all okay netiquette -wise! Apologies if not ..</i> Well if this works then here’s a Bad Astronomy link to what this is all about :

http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/05/14/youngest-galactic-supernova-not-aliens-found/

The page I’m linking here also links back to this page (via Buzz hypertext) so folks may be able to go in circles now. ;- )

(If stuck click the BA blog home or something else to avoid the metaphorical roundabout!)

Hope this is all okay netiquette -wise! Apologies if not ..

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-88686 StevoR Fri, 16 May 2008 07:53:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-88686 Drat! I <i>almost </i> had it with the supernova 1987 neutron star... ;-) Supernovae ..Tick Remmnants .. Tick Actual discovery .. Bzzzt! Wrong 'un. It is, as stated, the youngest supernova remnant found in our Galaxy - forma star too dust shrouded for us tosee it go BOOM! when it went back around the US Civil War Time - or in non-US speak ... ??? That <i> is </i> an awesome finding! 8) Although not perhaps quite up to the pre-announcement hype ... :-( Drat! I almost had it with the supernova 1987 neutron star… ;-)

Supernovae ..Tick
Remmnants .. Tick
Actual discovery .. Bzzzt! Wrong ‘un.

It is, as stated, the youngest supernova remnant found in our Galaxy – forma star too dust shrouded for us tosee it go BOOM! when it went back around the US Civil War Time – or in non-US speak … ???

That is an awesome finding! 8) Although not perhaps quite up to the pre-announcement hype … :-(

]]> By: NASA Live Blog: 'Aside from the Loonies, That Went Quite Well' | Clint Is A Geek.com http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-88685 NASA Live Blog: 'Aside from the Loonies, That Went Quite Well' | Clint Is A Geek.com Thu, 15 May 2008 07:20:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-88685 [...] press release announcing the teleconference generated considerable speculation, despite the efforts of some astronomers, so we're going to  bring you live coverage of the announcement starting at 10 AM PST/1 PM [...] [...] press release announcing the teleconference generated considerable speculation, despite the efforts of some astronomers, so we're going to  bring you live coverage of the announcement starting at 10 AM PST/1 PM [...]

]]> By: animedevildog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/comment-page-2/#comment-88684 animedevildog Thu, 15 May 2008 02:27:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/12/no-nasa-hasnt-found-aliens/#comment-88684 I'd have to say it most likely is not grafitti on the back wall of Milliway's saying Slartibartfast was here. I'd expect that to be written on the rocky Fjords of the Gulf of Mexico or on the hot, sandy beaches of Antartica. (This is the back-up Earth MkIII I assume) Maybe they found a constellation of 42. Or Maybe it's an oncomming Vogan fleet. Actually, I think the cosmic matter article posted by Riki seems most plausable, with the direct observation of a neutron star comming in at second place. (oh, BTW Timothy, it would be an impossibility for there to be a non-spinning neutron star) I’d have to say it most likely is not grafitti on the back wall of Milliway’s saying Slartibartfast was here. I’d expect that to be written on the rocky Fjords of the Gulf of Mexico or on the hot, sandy beaches of Antartica. (This is the back-up Earth MkIII I assume) Maybe they found a constellation of 42. Or Maybe it’s an oncomming Vogan fleet. Actually, I think the cosmic matter article posted by Riki seems most plausable, with the direct observation of a neutron star comming in at second place. (oh, BTW Timothy, it would be an impossibility for there to be a non-spinning neutron star)

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