PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 How many of you heard of the Cassini spacecraft or Huygens Titan probe? Cassinin is currently orbiting planet Saturn taking some spectacular photos. But even bigger news comes in 3 days when teh Huygens probe descends to the surface of the moon Titan. It will be the furthest landing from Earth ever attempted. If successful, we will not only get information on the atmosphere of Titan, (fyi: it's the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere) but we may also get photos from the surface. Titan is of great interest to scientists because it appears to be loaded with hydrocarbons, and may even have oceans of liquid propane! Get my grill!!! for info: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm PTR
pm73 Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 How many of you heard of the Cassini spacecraft or Huygens Titan probe? Cassinin is currently orbiting planet Saturn taking some spectacular photos. But even bigger news comes in 3 days when teh Huygens probe descends to the surface of the moon Titan. It will be the furthest landing from Earth ever attempted. If successful, we will not only get information on the atmosphere of Titan, (fyi: it's the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere) but we may also get photos from the surface. Titan is of great interest to scientists because it appears to be loaded with hydrocarbons, and may even have oceans of liquid propane! Get my grill!!! for info: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm PTR 200457[/snapback] cool, i wil hopefully be looking forward to more updates and links from you as the info pours in.
Rubes Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 How many of you heard of the Cassini spacecraft or Huygens Titan probe? Cassinin is currently orbiting planet Saturn taking some spectacular photos. But even bigger news comes in 3 days when teh Huygens probe descends to the surface of the moon Titan. It will be the furthest landing from Earth ever attempted. If successful, we will not only get information on the atmosphere of Titan, (fyi: it's the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere) but we may also get photos from the surface. Titan is of great interest to scientists because it appears to be loaded with hydrocarbons, and may even have oceans of liquid propane! Get my grill!!! for info: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm PTR 200457[/snapback] What if it lands right in one of those oceans?
John Adams Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 What if it lands right in one of those oceans? 200512[/snapback] They hope it does. The probe will float for a while before going under. If this thing works, it will be a pretty amazing mission.
Rubes Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 They hope it does. The probe will float for a while before going under. If this thing works, it will be a pretty amazing mission. 200523[/snapback] If that thing can transmit pictures and data while floating or submersed in a propane ocean through that atmosphere and all the way back here, I'll be impressed.
Ramius Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 i am excited about this...have been tracking ti since july when ti started getting close...sci am had a great article on it...
Zona Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Very nice. I love this kind of geeky stuff. Like the Mars Rover still broadcasting pictures after more than a year on the Martian Surface. The Rover was expected to last for 30 days... Thats value for your money there... Also, isnt there supposed to be an attempt to blow up a comet this summer? I heard a tidbit about it on the radio, but not the details of the story. Anyone know more about it?
Pete Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Very nice. I love this kind of geeky stuff. Like the Mars Rover still broadcasting pictures after more than a year on the Martian Surface. The Rover was expected to last for 30 days... Thats value for your money there... Also, isnt there supposed to be an attempt to blow up a comet this summer? I heard a tidbit about it on the radio, but not the details of the story. Anyone know more about it? 200782[/snapback] I am a space freak/weather dork too. Yes we are gonna attempt to blow up a comet this summer- I just read an article on it. I will try and dig it up for you in a sec
Pete Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Very nice. I love this kind of geeky stuff. Like the Mars Rover still broadcasting pictures after more than a year on the Martian Surface. The Rover was expected to last for 30 days... Thats value for your money there... Also, isnt there supposed to be an attempt to blow up a comet this summer? I heard a tidbit about it on the radio, but not the details of the story. Anyone know more about it? 200782[/snapback] http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66079,00.html
The Tomcat Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 We are all decendants from matter that crashed here millions of years ago. Go to NASA.com and subscribe to their E-Mail service. They tell you when meteor showers ,comets etc are coming....."very cool me thinks" Anyone who thinks space exploration is a waste should be shot. (not really, just poking fun) also...a little known fact......We have 99% of the same dna as a fly....we are all closely related, and I don't just mean people.
Pete Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 We are all decendants from matter that crashed here millions of years ago. Go to NASA.com and subscribe to their E-Mail service. They tell you when meteor showers ,comets etc are coming....."very cool me thinks" Anyone who thinks space exploration is a waste should be shot. (not really, just poking fun) also...a little known fact......We have 99% of the same dna as a fly....we are all closely related, and I don't just mean people. 200950[/snapback] We have 70% of the DNA as a fruit fly. It is estimated that we have between 97-99% dna as a chimpanzee. That does not take into consideration junk DNA which makes up over 95% of our DNA. Other great sights: http://www.spaceweather.com http://sec.noaa.gov/SWN/index.html http://www.spacew.com/www/aurora.php http://www.space.com
PromoTheRobot Posted January 11, 2005 Author Posted January 11, 2005 Okay...it's liquid methane, not propane. That's liquid FART GAS for you non-scientific types. Mmmmm....planet of liquid fart gas! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/science/space/11tita.html Need to register with NYTimes.com to read. But it's just an e-mail and password. PTR
Pete Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Okay...it's liquid methane, not propane. That's liquid FART GAS for you non-scientific types. Mmmmm....planet of liquid fart gas! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/science/space/11tita.html Need to register with NYTimes.com to read. But it's just an e-mail and password. PTR 200981[/snapback] If you really want to smell fart gas go a volcano. That stuff is pretty explosive too. Propane did not seem right. Without oxygen that stuff would not be flammable though
Gavin in Va Beach Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Okay...it's liquid methane, not propane. That's liquid FART GAS for you non-scientific types. Mmmmm....planet of liquid fart gas! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/science/space/11tita.html Need to register with NYTimes.com to read. But it's just an e-mail and password. PTR 200981[/snapback] Is that why Titan is always going around to the other moons saying "Pull my finger"?
ch19079 Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 interesting. but tell me this scientist man... how come scientists still cant prove a black hole exists. even if they get nice pics like this. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...j8u6_photo0&e=8 ive always been told black wholes are a theory, but can not be scientificaly proven....
PastaJoe Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Possible discovery of a new planet outside of our solar system. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/aas_...net_050110.html
The Poojer Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 closer to home, i read where there is glacier on a collision course with an "ice tongue" somewhere up in the artic circle that is supposed to be pretty significant. should happen no later than jan. 15th How many of you heard of the Cassini spacecraft or Huygens Titan probe? Cassinin is currently orbiting planet Saturn taking some spectacular photos. But even bigger news comes in 3 days when teh Huygens probe descends to the surface of the moon Titan. It will be the furthest landing from Earth ever attempted. If successful, we will not only get information on the atmosphere of Titan, (fyi: it's the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere) but we may also get photos from the surface. Titan is of great interest to scientists because it appears to be loaded with hydrocarbons, and may even have oceans of liquid propane! Get my grill!!! for info: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm PTR 200457[/snapback]
/dev/null Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Okay...it's liquid methane, not propane. That's liquid FART GAS for you non-scientific types. Mmmmm....planet of liquid fart gas!200981[/snapback] planet of the farts!
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