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It's a bit disappointing, actually. I was hoping for another revolution in Newton's laws.
by jvandonsel 16y ago
It's a bit disappointing, actually. I was hoping for another revolution in Newton's laws.
- ars 16y agoSo was I. But there is still hope - these results have not been verified yet. :)
- CoffeeDregs 16y agoAgreed. Against all reason, I was kinda hoping that the Pioneer Anomaly would somehow lead us to FTL travel... Something like: "Hey, I think I figured out the Pioneer Anom... [pause...] Ooooohhhh!"
- JacobAldridge 16y agoWell, the results have yet to be verified. Maybe it still will lead to FTL travel, and someone will solve this problem last year.
- jdavid 16y agoI was hopping that this would lead to us sending out plenty of extra-solar-system probes so we could perform more wacky measurements like the pioneer ones. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/vanishing-dimensions/ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/vanishing-dimensio... I think the only qualitative way to guarantee research progress is through the expansion of the things we can sense/ perceive. For example, if we want to understand space better, I don't think another near earth telescope is the answer, but rather several that float at the edge of our solar system. I am also excited about IPN- the Interplanetary Internet by Tim Burners Lee. So that there is a standard way for these crafts to communicate and relay messages as they get really far out. http://www.slideshare.net/vinodquilon/interplanetary-internet http://www.slideshare.net/vinodquilon/interplanetary-interne...
- CWuestefeld 16y ago"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! (I found it!) but rather, 'hmm... that's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov
- run4yourlives 16y agoOccam's Razor strikes again!