Nasa to announce something big May 14th?

[Delirious]

NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact the Chandra Press Office at 617-496-7998 or e-mail mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu. Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

Here's more info: More here: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008..._Advisory.html

Anyone looking forward to this? Anyone have an idea on what this could be? Is this something really that big? Who knows...in a day we will hopefully

Thoughts anyone?

 

[DQuaN]

They have a picture of a black hole! 💡

 

[Sureboss]

Delirious, is that a subtle hint aimed towards danoff?

 

[Touring Mars]

They've found "Ascari from GTHD"'s Mothership? 💡

Seriously, this sounds quite intriguing. Thanks for the heads-up, Delirious 👍

I wonder if it may be something similar to this?

 

[Diego440]

They've gone as far up into the heavens as possible and discovered there is no God, no pearly gates and no heaven... of course

 

[TheCracker]

They've found Sputnik III?

 

[Alex.]

The first radio signals were sent around 50 years ago and would be reaching other planets outside our galaxy by now (sam neil said so) but I seriously doubt it's extraterrestrial life.

 

[Omnis]

That's no moon. That's a death star.

 

[TheCracker]

That's no moon. That's a death star.

👍

 

[Denur]

I wonder if it may be something similar to this?

I think you could be on to something here since both have to do with X-ray based observations (both the Chandra X-ray Observatory and that article you refer to).

 

[TB]

The first radio signals were sent around 50 years ago and would be reaching other planets outside our galaxy by now (sam neil said so) but I seriously doubt it's extraterrestrial life.

We're still a far cry from the 25,000 years required for the Arecibo message to reach M13.

Never mind the return trip...

It would be nice to have a once-and-for-all answer to [Pink Floyd]Hello, hello, hello. Is there anybody out there?[/Pink Floyd]

 

[DQuaN]

They've found Sputnik III?

Sputnik III crashed into our atmosphere in 1960 according to that article.

It would be nice to have a once-and-for-all answer to [Pink Floyd]Hello, hello, hello. Is there anybody out there?[/Pink Floyd]

Isn't it "is there anybody in there?"?

 

[TB]

Isn't it "is there anybody in there?"?

Partial credit to both of us. Get rid of the Hello part of mine and you get this. Leave the hello in and you are correct - it is in there.

 

[Danoff]

It sounds cool whatever it is. I hope they didn't overhype because it needs to be cool to live up to this "we're not gonna tell you yet" stuff.

And TM, that's a freaky avatar.

 

[Mark T]

And TM, that's a freaky avatar.

Is it just my eyes or does that thing look like it's moving?

 

[TB]

Is it just my eyes or does that thing look like it's moving?

Optical delusion. It's a jpg, not a gif. Good lord that's painful to look at.

 

[Zrow]

Never mind the return trip

Well, unless they know something we don't...

 

[Sureboss]

It looks like a pimped snooker ball.

 

[Flerbizky]

Maybe they've found the Gran Turismo PLANET !1!1111

 

[Venari]

Dubya's brain?

Gordon Brown's charisma?

Ah, no politics....

James Allen's talent?

Max Mosely's morals?

Someone who can understand Flavio Briatore?

 

[Omnis]

Dubya's brain?

Gordon Brown's charisma?

Ah, no politics....

James Allen's talent?

Max Mosely's morals?

Someone who can understand Flavio Briatore?

They found Osama Bin Laden. He's in a moon cave.

 

[Danoff]

They found Osama Bin Laden. He's in a moon cave.

Holding the world hostage using a giant "laser".

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Maybe they'll announce that we have 24 hours to live? They just have to time it right.

 

[Venari]

Don't think so. They would have cancelled the next day's press conference.

 

[Alex.]

Ok, I've narrowed it down to:

A similar planet to earth, a very large rock on it's way, or a black hole.

 

[Omnis]

Ok, I've narrowed it down to:

A similar planet to earth, a very large rock on it's way, or a black hole.

That's what I'm guessing too.

 

[Danoff]

Ok, I've narrowed it down to:

A similar planet to earth, a very large rock on it's way, or a black hole.

I can pretty much rule out number 2 for you. This is not how they would announce that. The tone of that announcement is "good news". If it had been bad news, the "scientists have been looking for it for 50 years" bit would kinda be in poor taste.

 

[Touring Mars]

And TM, that's a freaky avatar.

Really? Bonus! It's pinched from the new WorldWide Telescope website launched today by Microsoft... (it's originally blue, but I changed it to red...originally I had it more Mars-coloured by inverting the original blue, but it looked strangely like a boob...) I highly recommend installing that program, by the way, it's alot better than Google Sky...

Is it just my eyes or does that thing look like it's moving?

Do you mean me? If so, I seriously doubt it

Dubya's brain?

Gordon Brown's charisma?

James Allen's talent?

Max Mosely's morals?

Someone who can understand Flavio Briatore?

Don't be crazy. Those things don't exist.

Ok, I've narrowed it down to:

A similar planet to earth, a very large rock on it's way, or a black hole.

Not the first two, almost certainly... I doubt an X-ray telescope would help to detect either of those objects... plus

discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years

... I'd definitely go with the black hole thing... I doubt they've been looking for dark matter for 50 years either, so my original guess is probably wrong too...

Wait a minute... X-rays... 50 year search... maybe it's that NHS hip replacement my Grandmother was promised back in '58?

 

[Alex.]

Well due to great reasoning from TM and Danoff, I'll go with the black hole then. Although have we not photographed black holes before?

 

[Robin]

Knowing Nasa it will be some huge anti climax....like they found a special rock or some fluff or something....

Don't call me till youve found aliens ok!

Robin