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inmemoryof

inmemoryof

Vancouver, BC
August 2004

SEP 03, 2004 02:27 PM

Scientists in Puerto Rico at the Arecibo Observatory have picked up an unexplained signal coming from a point in space between the Pisces and Aries constellations. Although it could possibly be caused by some currently unknown astronomical phenomenon, some scientists believe that the signal could be a likely form of interstellar communication.

The signal, coming from a point between the Pisces and Aries constellations, has been picked up three times by a telescope in Puerto Rico.

New Scientist said the signal could be generated by a previously unknown astronomical phenomenon or even be a by-product from the telescope itself.

But the mystery beam has excited astronomers across the world.

"If they can see it four, five or six times it really begins to get exciting," Jocelyn Bell Burnell of the University of Bath in western England told the magazine.

It was broadcast on the main frequency at which the universe's most common element, hydrogen, absorbs and emits energy, and which astronomers say is the most likely means by which aliens would advertise their presence.

The signal was first detected by the SETI@Home Project, a distributed computing project that analyzes data from Arecibo, and the story broke with great enthusiasm from New Scientist magazine. SETI's lead researchers, after analyzing the data that sparked the excitement, have released a statement saying that the odds are "extremely slim" that this signal was created as a message from extraterrestrials.

alpha_hazard

alpha_hazard

Fort Collins, CO
April 2004

SEP 03, 2004 02:34 PM

<mandatory Et and Contact references>

rottenart

rottenart

Norman, OK
February 2004

SEP 03, 2004 02:39 PM

it had better not be my fucking dad.

Shal

Shal

Los Angeles, CA
October 2002

SEP 03, 2004 02:47 PM

rottenart said:
it had better not be my fucking dad.



Your dad's an extraterrestrial? surreal

Velvetone_Fusion

Velvetone_Fusion

Owings Mills, MD
November 2003

SEP 03, 2004 02:54 PM

Shalome said:

rottenart said:
it had better not be my fucking dad.



Your dad's an extraterrestrial? surreal



jodie foster's is

Shal

Shal

Los Angeles, CA
October 2002

SEP 03, 2004 03:00 PM

Velvetone_Fusion said:

Shalome said:

rottenart said:
it had better not be my fucking dad.



Your dad's an extraterrestrial? surreal



jodie foster's is



Lain

Lain

Astoria, NY
April 2004

SEP 03, 2004 03:24 PM

Shalome said:

Velvetone_Fusion said:

Shalome said:

rottenart said:
it had better not be my fucking dad.



Your dad's an extraterrestrial? surreal



jodie foster's is





Yeah.. what a fucking rip that was. 2 and half hours and only to find out the alien was her father.

South Park's Mr Garison was even pissed.

jake_lex

jake_lex

Lexington, KY
February 2003

SEP 03, 2004 04:14 PM

I think it would be funny if the signal we pick up from an alien civilization is one of their shitty sitcoms.

"According To Klarznar"

"Everyone Loves Hgaralia"

tomahto

tomahto

San Bruno, CA
June 2003

SEP 03, 2004 04:53 PM

hehehe, my seti@home program processes data from Arecibo Observatory, I wonder if I helped with that. biggrin

Fuzzles

Fuzzles

United Kingdom
December 2003

SEP 03, 2004 05:49 PM

jake_lex said:
I think it would be funny if the signal we pick up from an alien civilization is one of their shitty sitcoms.

"According To Klarznar"

"Everyone Loves Hgaralia"



Or demands to see more episodes of "Single Female Lawyer"...

meanwhilethecat

meanwhilethecat

Canada
October 2003

SEP 03, 2004 06:38 PM

tomahto said:
hehehe, my seti@home program processes data from Arecibo Observatory, I wonder if I helped with that. biggrin



as does mine, i know im the one that helped the most tongue

Supermodified

Supermodified

Puerto Rico
December 2003

SEP 03, 2004 06:42 PM

A pause for movie geek trivia:

The Arecibo Radio Telescope once doubled as a weapon of mass destruction supposedly located in Cuba for the movie "Goldeneye".

I once visited it on a school trip while I was in Jr. High (One of Puerto Rico's more underrated tourist destinations") and remember just being overwhelmed by it's enormity. If I'm not mistaken, It's the only one of it's kind and one of the largest, (if not the second largest) "interplanetary power dialer" in the world.

[Edited on Sep 03, 2004 6:46PM]

[Edited on Sep 03, 2004 6:48PM]

JoshXXX

JoshXXX

Northborough, MA
March 2004

SEP 03, 2004 07:06 PM

Is this why I'm having nosebleeds and the unexplicable urge to make a mountain sculpture out of my mashed potatos?

filmME

filmME

Vancouver, BC
May 2003

SEP 03, 2004 07:19 PM

Lain said:

Shalome said:

Velvetone_Fusion said:

Shalome said:

rottenart said:
it had better not be my fucking dad.



Your dad's an extraterrestrial? surreal



jodie foster's is





Yeah.. what a fucking rip that was. 2 and half hours and only to find out the alien was her father.

South Park's Mr Garison was even pissed.




guys. the aliens took the form OF her father to make her more comfortable.

Did you even watch the movie?

Fortysix_And_Two

Fortysix_And_Two

Columbus, OH
September 2003

SEP 03, 2004 08:19 PM

Aw shit, they found me!

Wouldn't it be funny if a bunch of alien yuppie children stole their dad's cell phone for the transmission.

Roaming fees, long distance minutes... they'd come and nuke the planet just to avoid the charges.

"But you see, there IS no such place so a call COULDN'T have gone there."

Troublemaker

Troublemaker

Sherman Oaks, CA
January 2004

SEP 03, 2004 08:21 PM

And if you've read the book, you learn that it's not even her biological father.

royaljack

royaljack

Brooklyn, NY
OLD SKOOL

SEP 03, 2004 08:21 PM

Hey, I just got a message from an alien...

"Keep on Truckin': What does that mean?"

bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

SEP 03, 2004 08:55 PM

Don't panic.

darwinsjoke

darwinsjoke

Virginia Beach, VA
July 2003

SEP 03, 2004 09:07 PM

oh shit real life star wars!

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

SEP 03, 2004 11:31 PM

bean said:
Don't panic.



We're mostly harmless.

DarrenDragon

DarrenDragon

Owensboro, KY
December 2002

SEP 03, 2004 11:56 PM

jake_lex said:
I think it would be funny if the signal we pick up from an alien civilization is one of their shitty sitcoms.

"According To Klarznar"

"Everyone Loves Hgaralia"



why am i suddenly reminded of the episode of "amazing stories" with the aliens that came to earth after recieving our sitcoms for 30+ years. similar thing happened in the movie "the explorers".

DeceptiviewFilm

DeceptiviewFilm

Parlin, NJ
February 2004

SEP 04, 2004 06:29 AM

oooo.... IT could be bounce back feed from one of the universe's greatest shows "EARTH" biggrin

MisterSatan

MisterSatan

Portland, OR
August 2002

SEP 04, 2004 09:33 AM

JoshXXX said:
Is this why I'm having nosebleeds and the unexplicable urge to make a mountain sculpture out of my mashed potatos?


"This means something! This is important!"

BigBuddha

BigBuddha

Wethersfield, CT
July 2004

SEP 04, 2004 09:37 AM

JoshXXX said:
Is this why I'm having nosebleeds and the unexplicable urge to make a mountain sculpture out of my mashed potatos?



Vitamin B-52?*



*an even more obscure dumb sci movie reference

dire_romantic

dire_romantic

Edmonton, AB
May 2004

SEP 04, 2004 09:51 AM

Keith said:

bean said:
Don't panic.



We're mostly harmless.



although, it could be just a preliminary survey for planned intergalactic space highway...shocked

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