• io9
  • science
  • overmind
  • kotaku
  • gizmodo
  • Profile logout login

#planets

io9

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #observationdeck,
  • #tips,
  • #calendar,
  • etc.

San Francisco, 6:26 AM
Sun Nov 22
10 posts in the last 24 hours

Team

Tip your editors: tips@io9.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Annalee Newitz | Email

News Editor:
Charlie Jane Anders | Email

Associate Editor:
Meredith Woerner | Email

Assistant Editor:
Lauren Davis | Email

Weekend Editor:
Graeme McMillan | Email

Contributors:
Joshua Glenn
Stephen Goldmeier | Email
Ed Grabianowski | Email
Austin Grossman
Paul Hogan | Email
Lauren Davis | Email
Chris Hsiang | Email
Lynn Peril | Email
Ann VanderMeer
Alasdair Wilkins | Email

Graphic Designer:
Stephanie Fox | Email

Interns:
Tim Barribeau | Email
Julia Carusillo | Email
Alex Eichler | Email
Cyriaque Lamar | Email
Caitlin Petrakovitz | Email
Mary Ratliff | Email
Josh Snyder | Email

More:
io9 on Facebook
follow io9 on Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO io9 RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1428 Subscribers
io9
  • posts about #planets more →

    Andromeda's Lovely Shimmer, Plus A Lunar Makeover

    NASA Finds Saturn's Missing Moon

    The Rough Guide to Epsilon Eridani

    The Earth-Bashers

    One Step Closer to Tricorders, with Handheld Device that Identifies Life Forms

    The Pale Beauty of a Martian Salt Mine

    Mystery White Substance, But No Water Yet at Martian Pole

    Top Ten Most Realistic Planets in Science Fiction

    Boiling-Hot Planet Has Building Blocks Of Life

    Comet Vs. Comet Around A Dead Star
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/03/09

    In reply to Andromeda's Lovely Shimmer, Plus A Lunar Makeover
    I'll tell you why the Great Red Spot is shrinking. The ointment is finally working.
     Reply
    Grey_Area was starred Grey_Area was unstarred
    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    04/03/09

    In reply to Andromeda's Lovely Shimmer, Plus A Lunar Makeover
    Red Spot: Maybe Shoemaker-Levy 9 had something to do with it.
     Reply
    NotChoinski was starred NotChoinski was unstarred
    Image of adamczar adamczar
    04/03/09

    In reply to Andromeda's Lovely Shimmer, Plus A Lunar Makeover
    Interesting, how could one digitally enhance a picture from 40 years ago, I wonder? It's like in movies when they zoom in and "enhance" it and it magically is crystal clear.
     Reply
    adamczar was starred adamczar was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    04/03/09

    @adamczar: Maybe there's extrapolation algorithms that they use; I remember back in college there was an assignment where the professor gave us a horribly pixellated picture and if we ran a reverse Fourier transform on it, we saw that it was his douchebag Porsche license plate. That bastard.
     Reply
    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/05/09

    In reply to NASA Finds Saturn's Missing Moon
    And to think, all this time no one thought to look in the giant white square zooming around the planet.
     Reply
    ceilingFANBOY was starred ceilingFANBOY was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/05/09

    @ceilingFANBOY: "That's no ring! That's a picture frame!"
     Reply
    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    03/05/09

    @crashedpc: "thats to big to be a picture frame"
     Reply
    LittleDragon was starred LittleDragon was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/05/09

    @LittleDragon: Fucksticks, Saturn's rings are actually part of a massive photon beam weapon.
     Reply
    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    03/05/09

    In reply to NASA Finds Saturn's Missing Moon
    So NASA found Saturn's G spot?
    /Fleshboted
     Reply
    Ruthless, If you let me was starred Ruthless, If you let me was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    03/05/09

    @BullLifter: Damn it! You beat me to it.
     Reply
    LittleDragon was starred LittleDragon was unstarred
    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    03/05/09

    @LittleDragon: Timing is everything right?
     Reply
    Ruthless, If you let me was starred Ruthless, If you let me was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    03/05/09

    @BullLifter: especially with explosives
     Reply
    LittleDragon was starred LittleDragon was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/05/09

    @LittleDragon: Yes. Like the explosives in my pants.
     Reply
    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/05/09

    @BullLifter: Ha. I almost went with that headline, but decided to be classy for once....
     Reply
    Charlie Jane Anders was starred Charlie Jane Anders was unstarred
    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    03/05/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: For once? From my observance, io9 (my fave) is pretty classy compared across the the Gawker net. Have you been to Deadspin? I frequent all the sites and io9 has some of the better commenters.
     Reply
    Ruthless, If you let me was starred Ruthless, If you let me was unstarred
    Image of Moff Moff
    03/05/09

    @BullLifter: Classy? I thought the same thing until I saw Meredith Woerner win a tobacco-spitting contest -- in the middle of Fleet Week, no less. The grand prize was child pornography.
     Reply
    Moff was starred Moff was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/05/09

    @BullLifter: wE ArE TeH AWZOME!!!


    FIRST!

     Reply
    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/05/09

    In reply to NASA Finds Saturn's Missing Moon
    Space porn? Those look like giant norks to me! They finally found the nipple.
     Reply
    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of TheAlmanac TheAlmanac
    10/29/08

    In reply to The Rough Guide to Epsilon Eridani
    Sorry, guys, but Vulcan orbits 40 Eridani A, not Epsilon Eridani.


    Nice try, though.

     Reply
    TheAlmanac was starred TheAlmanac was unstarred
    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/29/08

    @TheAlmanac: Man, I said the same thing on Gizmodo earlier today (Gizmodo) and they all insulted me. I feel more at home here at io9 sometimes...


    And sidenote, is it mandatory that you start such a statement with "sorry guys," because we both did...

     Reply
    Platypus Man was starred Platypus Man was unstarred
    Image of snowcrash snowcrash
    10/29/08

    In reply to The Rough Guide to Epsilon Eridani
    does anyone have a larger image above 'The Rough Guide to Epsilon Eridani' cover, amazing image. would like that on my desktop. just can't beat a sun shining through the dust etc/asteroid field.
     Reply
    snowcrash was starred snowcrash was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    10/29/08

    @snowcrash:

    Got it!

    [photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov]
     Reply
    Grey_Area was starred Grey_Area was unstarred
    Image of Burke Burke
    10/29/08

    In reply to The Rough Guide to Epsilon Eridani
    I'm just wondering if I'll see a man on Mars in my lifetime, let alone in another galaxy...


    And we need more new B5 DVD's!

     Reply
    Burke was starred Burke was unstarred
    Image of Andrew Liptak Andrew Liptak
    10/29/08

    @Burke:


    Hear hear!

     Reply
    Andrew Liptak was starred Andrew Liptak was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or io9 account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.