Bloodworms, comets, Big Bangs, and flat universes

2002-10-11 Thread LARRY KLAES
HEADLINES IN BRIEFOctober 11, 2002EXO LIFE- Copper-Based Bloodworm Skeletons Point To New Materials Insightshttp://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-02zo.htmlSanta Barbara - Oct 11, 2002 - Researchers report in the Oct. 11 "Science" the first detection of a living organism that makes a

Fw: Lift Off for Aurora: Europe's First Steps to Mars, the Moon and Beyond

2002-10-11 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:07 PM To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Lift Off for Aurora: Europe's First Steps to Mars, the Moon and Beyond Lift Off for Aurora: Europe's First Steps to Mars, the Moon and BeyondEuropean Space

Fw: Galileo Mission To Jupiter Topic Of Fiske Planetarium Show

2002-10-11 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:13 PM To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Galileo Mission To Jupiter Topic Of Fiske Planetarium Show Contact:University of Colorado at BoulderFran Bagenal, (303) 492-2598[EMAIL PROTECTED]Greg Swenson, (303)

Re: Life and SETI [was RE: Survival of the Flattest]

2002-10-11 Thread JHByrne
In a message dated 10/10/2002 2:35:29 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If there happen to be any Dyson shells in the process of being built, they might be noticed by the FAME or Kepler missions (they would tend to appear to be long period variable stars). Robert It seems to

Re: Drake still sticking with estimate of 10K civs in MWG

2002-10-11 Thread JHByrne
In a message dated 10/10/2002 5:32:20 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have trouble with this part of the article and wonder if Drake was either misquoted by the media or if Drake knows something we do not? "By his calculations, he estimates one in every 10 million stars

Fw: Chaos Seen in Movement of Ring-Herding Moons of Saturn

2002-10-11 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:23 PM To: News-Release-Recipients: Subject: Chaos Seen in Movement of Ring-Herding Moons of Saturn MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEJET PROPULSION LABORATORYCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

Fw: Cassini Significant Events for 10/03/02 - 10/09/02

2002-10-11 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:54 PM To: Cassini Spacecraft Updates Subject: Cassini Significant Events for 10/03/02 - 10/09/02 Cassini Significant Eventsfor 10/03/02 - 10/09/02The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the

Re: Drake still sticking with estimate of 10K civs in MWG

2002-10-11 Thread Robert J. Bradbury
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not convinced the Drake Formula is complete. After all, presume that there are 100 billion stars in the galaxy. I believe the numbers are up to around 400 billion at this time. Not all of them will be positioned well. Clearly true -- the

Re: Drake still sticking with estimate of 10K civs in MWG

2002-10-11 Thread LARRY KLAES
Robert J. Bradbury writes: So you have to get this -- advanced civilizations can observeus at the level of reading license plates (or more!).We are *so* puny compared to advanced (nanotechnologyenabled) civilizations that it makes no sense at allfor them to bother with us.We just *might* be first

Re: Drake still sticking with estimate of 10K civs in MWG

2002-10-11 Thread JHByrne
Clearly true -- the estimates of nearby GRB (or other highly energetic events) probably place some significant contraints on the development of higher life forms. The Earth may simply have been very very lucky. Luck presupposes that someone was counting on the outcome. If it hadn't happened the