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Subject: Re: What? Author: Bob [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:34:20 03/27/10 Sat In reply to: Bob 's message, "What?" on 09:41:06 03/21/10 Sun The Full moon will be out next Wednesday. I wonder what the Ancients thought that was all about. Now you see it now you don't? Does the moon ever get mentioned in the dusty old book? I wonder why? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: What? Author: Bob [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:16:46 04/08/10 Thu I watched a great PBS special on the history of the telescope. It was a 2 part so I have only seen the first one. It took the invention from the beginning to present day. IT was really cool how we went from thinking we were the center of the universe to something very different. The church freaked out over each step in the discovery process. Presently we know we exist in one of billions of Galaxies. We used to think were were the center of everything. To date there have been more then 500 planets discovered orbiting other suns. None which would have life on them as we know it but we have just scratched the surface. Odds are there are billions of planets out there so some will have life and some will have life like we have here. The distances are amazing so we could likely never communicate with other worlds even if we were able to detect them. At least until we figure out how to go faster then light. Not this year but probably in the not to distant future. If we can imagine it we can do it. I can't wait for part 2 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]