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So, Some ET's Don't Know They Live In Galaxies ?

By jemanji on 12/10/08 7:44am
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Astronomer William Keel of the University of Alabama uncovered an interesting fact about the Earth's view of the universe around it. Perhaps this isn't one that you'd run across, but when I did, I found it rather mind-boggling. Was it only by a stroke of luck that we were ever in a position to realize that such a thing as the Milky Way galaxy exists?



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We were so eager to ask whether we could . . .

By jemanji on 12/5/08 3:04pm
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... we didn't bother to ask whether we should. - Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park

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Awesome site. What's the penalty for a philosophical interlude? :- )

I'll brave it, amigos ... there's a high correlation (> 0.80, I'd say) between interest in astronomy and interest in science fiction. The SETI folks are interested in astronomy, it would seem. The Hubble Telescope is relevant to those perplexed by The Great Silence.

If philosophy ain't your thang, please feel free to scroll past. If it is, here's my $0.02...

(Image source: engadget)


"Thou shalt not make a machine in the image of man" - Frank Herbert, Dune series.

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Bullet Cluster

By Dave on 8/25/08 4:14am
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Awesome Cluster