3stars Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 most of the come from the people who discover them(astorids and comets) otherwise i beleve its just a numerical system although you can buy the naming rights for them(stars and stuff) gonna get the missis one for her birthday,name that is not the star .....bit big to wrap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 They just tell you that, it's not true. Yea...someone always has planet envy... oh wait... or was that something else...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branjo Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 speaking of asteroids there is one that is very large due to hit the earth in 2800 and they held a meeting for all scientists to give ideas about how to avoid it. and bring models of how they would implement there solution. there were some that were straight of the movie armagedon. and the guy who clinched it brought a potato and a magnifying glass. So they are putting the required information together for the future generations that are gonna have to deal with it. and they say at least 10 years before it hits lol thats 2790. to send up a satellite with a large inflatable lens and postion it infront of the sun on a piece of the asteroid that is constant and just burn it to make a tiny jet engine. they say if they increase its speed by at least 1 second per year we'll be fine . assuming we are still around by that time .lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3stars Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 well be hanging out with the dinosaurs buy then the way we treat the planet now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 Actually, according to Newtonian Motion, there should be another planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where the asteroid belt is located. During the formation of the Solar System, the greater gravity-well of Jupiter kept the accretion disk so stirred up that the planet was never able to form. Jupiter is the reason that asteroids are sometimes kicked down into an Earth crossing orbit putting us in peril. The Moon does function somewhat as a defender keeping some material from striking the Earth. But actually the Earth gets more object hits due to its size. We don't see the results because one, the atmosphere causes them to burn up and two, the object that do strike the surface leave marks that are weathered away over time. The Moon has no atmosphere or weathering to remove the impact results. One day I'll tell ya'll about my Orbital Mechanics class and the practical demonstrations our professor put on for us. Seriously interesting for space geeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 And just to put everything in the Universe into perspective, Yakov Smirnoff now has a Masters Degree in Positive Psychology. http://www.yakov.com/ See the last paragraph in this story... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060515/ap_en_...HNlYwN5bmNhdA-- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slush Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 fair enough but on a smaller scale the moon has the same effect in guarding earth, it has craters all over the surface. whether that is its sole purpose for existing is left up for interpertation. To be honest, a lot of the craters are due to the moon not having an atmosphere. And there is no erosion to wear away the impact craters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 if mankind hasn't killed themselves off (and any other sentient race we might encounter) by 2800...then we better damn well have some technology to defend the planet (or maybe we'll be living in another arm of the galaxy by then?) personally I don't see us making it much past the year 2200... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slush Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 I don't see us making it much past the year 2200... I will bet you 2 bazillion million dollars that we do. :shake: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 i'll take that bet but it wont matter as you and I will be rotting dust by then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 i'll take that bet but it wont matter as you and I will be rotting dust by then Just remember! In the end, were all food for maggots! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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