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Dark Matter, another explanation	01 Apr 2005 00:14 GMT	13
http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/ripples_spacetime_dark_energy.html
Silly question about globulars	31 Mar 2005 22:31 GMT	12
Ok, this is a silly, silly question (probably) but: what stops globulars from collapsing? Is it rotational forces? If so, does that imply that all the stars in a globular are not orbiting in the same plane? Like I say, probably silly but I don't know the answer.
... reporting in ~ ! *	31 Mar 2005 16:08 GMT	4
"......... Allo? ... no, Not a suicide. A murder. O,
Life in our Nebula other than Us	31 Mar 2005 15:54 GMT	3
I don't know the name of our nebula,but I do know it has to be the best place to look for life. Study of the emission nebula "Orion" it has what you would expect free atoms of of hydrogen,and helium,but what I find interesting it also has a variety of molecules such as carbon
Britain's plan to save planet from quakes and asteroids	31 Mar 2005 15:39 GMT	5
"Britain's plan to save planet from quakes and asteroids..." ->http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1546903,00.html Hail Britannia! God Save The Queen!
Hey Nighbat, lets give Darla a phone call	31 Mar 2005 14:41 GMT	21
Let's hope she is within 2 light years distance though ;-) http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7128
"Dimly, he could tell ...	31 Mar 2005 12:55 GMT	14
"Harry sat up quickly and the top of his head hit canvas. 'S' matter?' he said. Dimly, he could tell that something was wrong. The noises in the campsite had changed. The singing had stopped.
Jim, here's the link I promised	31 Mar 2005 11:40 GMT	1
http://members.cox.net/upxnnb This appears to be the real stuff.
Cheap observing chair?	31 Mar 2005 11:18 GMT	14
Next week Lidl supermarkets are selling an adjustable ironing stool that looks to me as if it might be usable as an observing chair. It's only 13 quid. http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/pages/c.o.oow.20050324.p.Ironing_Stool
Robert Foot's mirror matter hypothesis relevant to dark accelerators? Murray 2003.03.30	31 Mar 2005 10:50 GMT	1
Robert Foot's mirror matter hypothesis relevant to dark accelerators? Murray 2003.03.30 http://www.geocities.com/mirrorplanets/ Robert R. Foot , E-mail: foot@physics.unimelb.edu.au
No more observing for Patrick!	31 Mar 2005 06:02 GMT	15
Sorry to see in the Daily Mail today (29th) Patrick`s back is preventing him from observing so he is `hanging up the scope` so to speak. Steve
Moon, Jupiter and why it's important to understand tides!	30 Mar 2005 23:40 GMT	6
Spent much of the day up in London today. Moon and Jupiter were beckoning when I got home - not as nice a composition as Veijo's but here it is anyway... http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/temp/Moon+Jupiter-wide.jpg
PLANET PLUTO AND JULY 11th 1991 ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.	30 Mar 2005 21:56 GMT	4
It looks like my site was removed again from GOOGLE and YAHOO catalogues by the "Internet Gestapo", although it is still visible from many smaller search engines.
Schindler vs. Schiavo = DEATH!	30 Mar 2005 17:50 GMT	9
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ADULTERER Michael Schiavo with his liberal ACLU attorneys will very soon realize that what goes around comes around. Michael Schiavo is an unremorseful, unrepentant ADULTERER
Amature Telescopes	30 Mar 2005 13:52 GMT	3
Dear Astronomy Experts How does one sell a telescope? The Starry Messenger ceased publication a decade(?) ago. I have used the search engine & have not found a web site that is dedicated to scopes.