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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:07 PM
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T-minus 24m 00s until NASA's 'Exceptional Object in Our Cosmic Neighborhood' news conference!
Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 12:34 PM by tridim
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=media

My vote is still for a black hole within a light year of our Sun.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:10 PM
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1. That would suck.
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:11 PM
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2. Yes it would. And if true we would not be discussing it right now
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:13 PM
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4. black holes can be *very* small
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:13 PM
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5. I get the joke, but I disagree.
A black hole at a relatively safe close distance could be very useful for research.
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haifa lootin Donating Member (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:11 PM
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3. DAMMIT, I'm sorry I hit the unrec button by mistake
had one eye on the NASA channel on Dish and didn't pay close attention.
I'm sorry!
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Courtesy Flush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:15 PM
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6. The link is blocked at my office
They block streaming media sites.

When they announce it, please post, for the benefit of those who cannot watch.
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:20 PM
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7. K&R...nt
Sid
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Ozymanithrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:23 PM
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8. They've discoverd Nemesis...
A brown dwarf orbitng the sun
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:34 PM
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9. Real link to conference
Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 12:34 PM by tridim
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=media

Sounds like it's going to be about dark matter.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:39 PM
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10. So the world really WILL end in 2012?....nt
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:46 PM
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11. It's where god lives, and he needs us to bring him a starship. n/t
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:47 PM
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12. Photos





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BadgerKid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:51 PM
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13. Black hole is correct!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=228x73049
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:53 PM
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14. I was only off by 50 million light years.
:)
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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:54 PM
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15. But long ago and in a galaxy far, far away
.......
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 12:57 PM
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16. Alex Filippenko is excited, that's all I need to know.
He's one of my favorite physicists and people in general.
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