pap Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 "An international team of astronomers, led by Felipe Braga-Ribas (Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), has used telescopes at seven locations in South America, including the 1.54-metre Danish and TRAPPIST telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, to make a surprise discovery in the outer Solar System. This unexpected result raises several unanswered questions and is expected to provoke much debate. A press conference will be held in Brazil to present the new results and allow opportunities for questions. The conference will be held on 26 March 2014 at 14:30 local time (BRT) and will take place in Portuguese with a summary in English." From the European Southern Observatory:- http://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann14021/ Intriguing, as Spock might say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 This is it Pap! First contact! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Stickman Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 There's klingons on the starboard bow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 Elvis? Lord Lucan? An honest Pompey supporter? Yes, intriguing, thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 A new outer plant beyond the orbit of Pluto perhaps - which is itself no longer categorised officially as a 'planet' I understand. This should keep QI busy for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kirkup Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 Malaysian 777 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 25 March, 2014 Author Share Posted 25 March, 2014 This is it Pap! First contact! Eek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack rill Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 kin-ell a Borg box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 25 March, 2014 Author Share Posted 25 March, 2014 kin-ell a Borg box You lot have got nothing to worry about according to this video. They talk about adding your biological and technological distinctiveness to their own. Got much of that down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 25 March, 2014 Share Posted 25 March, 2014 The Borg are pretty much inbred anyway, they'd fit in beautifully. Plenty of space to land on Southsea common now the 250k of the bestest have all buggered off again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 25 March, 2014 Author Share Posted 25 March, 2014 The Borg are pretty much inbred anyway, they'd fit in beautifully. Plenty of space to land on Southsea common now the 250k of the bestest have all buggered off again... I disagree. I think the massive gaps in logic would destroy the Borg hive-mind. Earth would use Pompey people as a bio-weapon in a last ditch, but ultimately successful effort to stop the Borg's seemingly relentless advance. Portsea Island is utile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 That lost planet Nibiru a.k.a. planet x is coming after all !!! We are all doomed, doomed I tell thee. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 That's 5:30 our time. Should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Actually, Spock would say "Facscinating...." Changing the subject, and at the risk of sounding Anglo-centric, what internationally-respected team of scientists would report in Portugese ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Actually, Spock would say "Facscinating...." Changing the subject, and at the risk of sounding Anglo-centric, what internationally-respected team of scientists would report in Portugese ? Brazilian ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongoNeil Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Actually, Spock would say "Facscinating...." Changing the subject, and at the risk of sounding Anglo-centric, what internationally-respected team of scientists would report in Portugese ? Aside from the fact that Portuguese is their native tongue, it is also the 6th most widely used language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 So what, the international language of science is English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 So what, the international language of science is English. I agree, they should present their findings in the international language of love - everybody understands that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 I agree, they should present their findings in the international language of love - everybody understands that. I dont make the rules. I have seen a lot people over the years struggle valliantly to get their point across at conferences with English as a second language because of the demands of the international science and engineering communities. The French sometimes try it on, but they are just a standing joke that deflects from the credibility and attention their work gets. Why should a bunch of Brazillian scientists be allowed to buck the trend ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Ribas and Sicardy both work in the field of Trans Neptunian Objects (look it up) so it's probably :rolleyes: some unusual observation in that field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 I dont make the rules. I have seen a lot people over the years struggle valliantly to get their point across at conferences with English as a second language because of the demands of the international science and engineering communities. The French sometimes try it on, but they are just a standing joke that deflects from the credibility and attention their work gets. Why should a bunch of Brazillian scientists be allowed to buck the trend ? Well according to you Alps, ALL scientists the world over are corrupt and only interested in securing research funding. So why are you so concerned what language they present their findings in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Ribas and Sicardy both work in the field of Trans Neptunian Objects (look it up) so it's probably :rolleyes: some unusual observation in that field. You mean anything beyond Neptune? You could say, in the outer solar system? Thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 I dont make the rules. I have seen a lot people over the years struggle valliantly to get their point across at conferences with English as a second language because of the demands of the international science and engineering communities. The French sometimes try it on, but they are just a standing joke that deflects from the credibility and attention their work gets. Why should a bunch of Brazillian scientists be allowed to buck the trend ? So why shouldn't they be allowed to do a MoPo and present their findings in their native tongue, which somebody else can then translate into English to avoid misinterpretation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 You mean anything beyond Neptune? You could say, in the outer solar system? Thanks for that You could always look at Sicardy's web page, gives you some sort of more precise idea of the field they work in (well they work in observatories not fields !!) It's in English for those who worry about such things. You'll see possible lists of events for 2014/15, one of them has probably produced unexpected results. Mind you it's a bit mumbo jumbo, best wait for this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Stickman Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Mind you it's a bit mumbo jumbo... Ah, so they are talking a language most of us are fully conversant with, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 So why shouldn't they be allowed to do a MoPo and present their findings in their native tongue, which somebody else can then translate into English to avoid misinterpretation? As I said, I dont make the rules. Its just odd and, in my opinion, will have a negative impact on the effect of their announcement. For example, the Q & A will be less spontaneous. This isnt an injury update or about first team selection to face Cardiff, you know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Well according to you Alps, ALL scientists the world over are corrupt and only interested in securing research funding. So why are you so concerned what language they present their findings in? Detailed presentation - Portugese Summary - English. Maybe you are on to something; maybe the findings dont stand up to scrutiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Because scrutiny only exists in English obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Because scrutiny only exists in English obviously *Alpine's* scrutiny only exists in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 That's 5:30 our time. Should be interesting. Anyone know what was said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Anyone know what was said? eth eth eth eth eth eth eth eth etheth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Anyone know what was said? Well no, but I did hear that it was going to be an asteroid with rings, it's past 1900 CET time so I can tell you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey-deacons-left-nut Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 http://dlvr.it/5FBdKf. New planet in the kuiper belt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 (edited) http://dlvr.it/5FBdKf. New planet in the kuiper belt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk that wasn't the subject of this presser though. The "discovery" is of an asteroid with a ring system. You can read up on it on the ESO pages.Or even on the Beeb http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26731100 Edited 26 March, 2014 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 Its clearly an asteroid that is going to smash straight into us, the day before pompey fall out of the football league... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffy Posted 26 March, 2014 Share Posted 26 March, 2014 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/133271-Dwarf-Planet-Discovered-in-Our-Solar-System-Hints-at-Larger-Planet I assumed it was this discovery of a planet of Tolkein characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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