Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Other >> Science of Astronomy & Space exploration Previous   Index   Next   Flat   lowmal O Baterista Reged: 10/27/04 Posts: 1150 Loc: Toms River, NJ Re: The Sky is Falling       07/22/08 09:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Yawn.. "What she has found is spine-chilling: evidence that several enormous asteroids or comets have slammed into our planet quite recently, in geologic terms." How astute.. A cursory glance at the moon or Mars could give a similar synopsis.. "Only in the past few decades have astronomers begun to search the nearby skies for objects such as asteroids and comets (for convenience, let’s call them “space rocks”)." It's only been the past few decades that man has had the technology to do so.. You can mainly thank NASA for that.. Sounds like fear-mongering to me.. While the prospect is real, it is remote.. Solution offered? Nahh... There's some pretty glaring political bias in that article and mag as well.. Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on The Sky is Falling Mike Casey 07/19/08 05:30 PM Re: The Sky is Falling astrotrf   07/21/08 06:05 PM Re: The Sky is Falling Mike Casey   07/21/08 11:37 PM Re: The Sky is Falling lowmal   07/22/08 09:08 PM Re: The Sky is Falling lyrae   07/26/08 01:47 AM Re: The Sky is Falling Kobayashi   07/26/08 11:08 PM Re: The Sky is Falling gordianknot   07/27/08 02:44 AM Re: The Sky is Falling llanitedave   07/29/08 03:32 PM Re: The Sky is Falling LivingNDixie   07/22/08 08:06 PM Extra information 0 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  llanitedave  Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Rating: Thread views: 394 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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