Comments on: Science Friday: Utah Fireball + Enceladus Tiger Stripes + Unstuck Mars Rover + more

By: Commander Keen

Commander Keen — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:19:46 +0000

Catbrains? Not bad as long as they can eliminate the hairballs.

I am thrilled to hear some good news from Spirit. Poor rover :( Hard to believe they have lasted for so long (over 5 years) and they were only supposed to last about 30 days or so. Amazing!

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:46:02 +0000

Isn’t it kind of sadistic to make cats chase things that aren’t really there? ;-)

By: British Naval Dude

British Naval Dude — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:45 +0000

Once had a larrrrrrrge flash o’ light like that when me still blew up….

I blamed a meteor on it when tha’ local coppers questioned me…

And if they can make a Rover that lasts so long on a desolate word wit’ no petro station in site, how come they canna’ do the same ta’ make me Ford Pinto last like that?!

Oh, speakin’ o’ large flashes o’ light… dunna’ tailgate me…

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…

By: toddk

toddk — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:42:42 +0000

cats love laser spots, a friend of mine has some amazing still photo shots of his cat doing amazing acrobatics in mid-air while also using a strobe light. amazing!

By: Just Another German Trekker

Just Another German Trekker — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:49:55 +0000

up-to-the-minute science news:
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN back online!

…I think that’s worth a “Science Saturday”, isn’t it?

By: Anthony Pascale

Anthony Pascale — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:01:25 +0000

G/#4
warning for political trolling

and the rest of you, stop with the politics, this is science!

By: SarahJM

SarahJM — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:18:16 +0000

Moops! I misread. Ignore #27

By: SarahJM

SarahJM — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:13:11 +0000

#21 ” A sol is just 40 minutes longer than a day, so 2090 of them is
2090×24.02777/24= 2092.42 days, or 5.78 years”

I have no idea what a sol is, but 0.027777 hours does not equal 40 minutes.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:43 +0000

I’m in UT as well. It was amazing!

By: Pete359

Pete359 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:50 +0000

Is it wrong that I found the cat video the most interesting thing in an article featuring exploding fire balls, extra-terrestrial terrain and the valiant efforts to free a stranded rover from 50 million kilometers away?