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    Nah, ROSAT is like a quarter the size of the one that came down a few weeks ago.

    And that one either hit nothing, or there were no survivors. Not sure yet.

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    I can't use terms of certainty to say ET is out there. But if we're all alone, it seems like a mighty big waste of space.

    Anyway, what I came here to post was this:

    www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=drake+equation

    It's Wolfram Alpha displaying the Drake Equation. Note that you can adjust any of the values, so you can change values and see in real time how it affects the result.

    H.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    Nah, ROSAT is like a quarter the size of the one that came down a few weeks ago.

    And that one either hit nothing, or there were no survivors. Not sure yet.
    The media reported initially that that one splashed down in the Pacific, then they said it might have impacted in Canada. It's a little concerning that after all the hooplah, nobody seems to know where 6 tons of metal came to rest...
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    More recently there were two instances where humanity was almost brought to complete annihilation: Cuban Missile Crisis, and the launch of a US satellite in 1986 that showed up on USSR Missile Defense radar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TFOGGER View Post
    The media reported initially that that one splashed down in the Pacific, then they said it might have impacted in Canada. It's a little concerning that after all the hooplah, nobody seems to know where 6 tons of metal came to rest...

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