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I blame Bush.

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Changes in Saturn rings baffle scientists

By ALICIA CHANG
AP Science Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- New observations by the international Cassini spacecraft reveal that Saturn's trademark shimmering rings, which have dazzled astronomers since Galileo's time, have dramatically changed over just the past 25 years.

Among the most surprising findings is that parts of Saturn's innermost ring - the D ring - have grown dimmer since the Voyager spacecraft flew by the planet in 1981, and a piece of the D ring has moved 125 miles inward toward Saturn.

While scientists puzzle over what caused the changes, their observations could reveal something about the age and lifetime of the rings.

Cassini-related discoveries were discussed Monday at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society's division of planetary sciences in Cambridge, England.

"I don't think Saturn's rings will disappear anytime soon, but this tells us how the rings are evolving and how long they might last, " deputy project scientist Linda Spilker said in a telephone interview from England.

Scientists are interested in Saturn's rings because they are a model of the disk of gas and dust that initially surrounded the sun. Studying them could yield important clues about how the planets formed from that disc 4.5 billion years ago.

The ring observations were made this summer. The $3.3 billion Cassini mission, funded by NASA and the European and Italian space agencies, was launched in 1997. Cassini is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

I blame Gartref.

If you ask me, Saturn had it coming.

I'm surprised Caribel hasn't weighed in on this issue yet.

I'm surprised Caribel hasn't weighed in on this issue yet.

S/he been banninated.

I blame Marilyn Manson.

Saturn hates us for our freedoms.

I blame Bill Gates. Saturn must run on Windows.

Saturn was asking for it. Wearing nothing but those sexy rings, you know she wanted it.

I blame Uranus...

Saturnians everywhere are lambasting President Bush for not helping them.

When asked whether or not Saturnian Supreme Chancellor Gurlgit Skripklon, Ring Governor Yhuknlda Trughjkrop, or Ring City Mayor Sylvester Stallone had any responsibility for the protection/help/treatment of Saturnians, Saturnian citizen Urgkrak Klingon said, "Everyone in the universe, even God, knows that George W. Bush is responsible for everything. So no, I don't blame anyone here. I blame that earthling Bush who's billions of miles away."

Saturn was asking for it. Wearing nothing but those sexy rings, you know she wanted it.

rofl

Saturn's rings are just particles orbiting the planet, they were going to fall in sooner or later.. though that seems pretty fast.

Last prediction I heard for Saturn completely losing its rings was around the same time the sun turns into a red giant, around the same time Neptune's moon Triton will be torn to shreads by tidal forces and Neptune will be visible from earth with the naked eye due to its newly aquired rings.

I blame Bill Gates. Saturn must run on Windows.
Nah, the rings run on windows, Saturn runs on linux.

I blame Marilyn Manson.
huh?

I blame the Saturnians' tolerance of trisexuals. God is angry with them. :mad:

Saturn needs to take responcibility for it's actions!

Kroisistan 3:16 "And the lord God saw the planet of Saturn, looking oh so fine in those pimp-ass rings, but the nature of Saturn, it's flagrant Anti-Americanism, it's homosexuality, and it's WMD stockpiles, so offended the Almighty that he decreed that Saturn's pimp-ass rings were "mine now, biach." So the lord God, all loving, all knowing, in his wisdom decided that he would smote Saturn's pimp-ass rings, over a period of 25 years or so."

So sayeth the Lord.

Thanks be to the Lord our God.

Nah, the rings run on windows, Saturn runs on linux.
Yeah, and Earth runs on OS X, and the Sun runs on Solaris :p

Get it? Sun Solaris?

:fluffle: Bush is to blame for all of this! who will be my baby's mama

Kroisistan 3:16 "And the lord God saw the planet of Saturn, looking oh so fine in those pimp-ass rings, but the nature of Saturn, it's flagrant Anti-Americanism, it's homosexuality, and it's WMD stockpiles, so offended the Almighty that he decreed that Saturn's pimp-ass rings were "mine now, biach." So the lord God, all loving, all knowing, in his wisdom decided that he would smote Saturn's pimp-ass rings, over a period of 25 years or so."

So sayeth the Lord.

Thanks be to the Lord our God.



ROAFL :D

Kroisistan 3:16 "And the lord God saw the planet of Saturn, looking oh so fine in those pimp-ass rings, but the nature of Saturn, it's flagrant Anti-Americanism, it's homosexuality, and it's WMD stockpiles, so offended the Almighty that he decreed that Saturn's pimp-ass rings were "mine now, biach." So the lord God, all loving, all knowing, in his wisdom decided that he would smote Saturn's pimp-ass rings, over a period of 25 years or so."

So sayeth the Lord.

Thanks be to the Lord our God.
Vuhifell 2:12 "And the people of Earth saw the Lord God bitch-slap Saturn, and from forth came the scientists, who complained about crap not mentioning."

Vuhifell 2:13 "And behold, the others of the Earth saw, and blamed his master, Bush of Washington, and Saturn was destroyed, and the people of Earth returned to their homes, cuz they were bored, Amen."

Get it? Sun Solaris?
:rolleyes:

I think something needs to be done. THAT GREEDY CRUEL SELF-CENTERED CONTROOLINGEGOTISTICAL MANIPULATIVE JACKASS WITH A GOD COMPLEX !!!!!!!! I shall write him a very lengthy letter with a few chioce words in it.

The rings are made from cheese. Business is booming.

I blame emo kids. Their depression is weighing down on the rings.

On a serious note- the first of this thread, the original photographs might not have been great. That probe was launched in the mid-70's, the equipment wasn't that great. Maybe it mis-measured.

On a serious note- the first of this thread, the original photographs might not have been great. That probe was launched in the mid-70's, the equipment wasn't that great. Maybe it mis-measured.
You unpatriotic anti-american saddam lover liar.
Those commies won't stop lying. The probe's ok, the proof's irrefutable.

GUYS, GUYS, GUYS!! I think we can all agree that cows are the main cause of this.

It's almost certainly the fault of a right wing communist/fascist conspiracy to destroy America, backed by the scientists of Area-51 who are secretly controlled by the Illuminati whose head members are Elvis and Bigfoot.
The little green aliens helped.

some fellow nations blame President Bush for the Hurricane itself
some fellow nations blame President Bush for everything in the world,
some fellow nations blame President Bush for everything in the universe, LoL.

Saturn's destroying the rings so that we can't find them when we invade there! :eek:

Evolution. Energy can neither be destroyed nor created; it simply changes.

I blame gravity and call for votes in the House and Senate to also teach the theory of Inteligent Falling since Einstein's General Theory of Relativity is incomplete and flawed as it's predictions disagree with Quantumn Mechanics.

Another Haiku by La Habana Cuba.

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I would have put a Public Poll with this thread, LOL.

the rings are dissapearing huh?

I say cordon off the entire solar system... check all the planets, I suspect Jupiter, it has to be the most famous, the biggest, the most moons...

It's stealing Saturns rings due to jelousy.

The rings are disappearing for they are sick of getting reality TV from Earth. They are so disgusted they don't want to be in the same solar system with a horrid planet that would invent such things at 'My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance'. It's either that or invade and smash all the TV stations so they don't have to deal with such dribble anymore...

this is surely the work of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.clearly the rings did something to offend him and incur his Noodly Wrath

Guys...guys....Bush obvious started destroying Saturns rings in order to mine them for the hidden oiul they contain so he and Cheney can boost up Halliburton, and distract us all from whatys going on in Iraq. When asked about this, the President stated " Saturn has WMD and has violated UNited Order of Planets Code 113478911BW, which states....ummm....ahh hell lets go have a barbecue!"

Michael Moore promptly responded by blaming Bush's connections with the Royal FleekShnappledoo Monarchy in Saturn's most populated and powerful city, Bushopolis. A documentary outlining these accusations will be ready by fall of 2007.

Nah, it's just economic forces at work. Saturn had to downsize in order to stay competitive. And GM has talked about eliminating Saturn altogether, so it could be much worse.

:p

It's got to be - GLOBAL WARMING!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

*stares wide eyed at Saturn then looks at the fellow posters

WHERE IS SUPERMAN when you need him? Surely he can STOP those RINGS from MOVING!

Dead?!? Uh...broke his neck?

Ok ... This is a crimescene.. Let me call the guys from CSI. Surely Griffin or Kathy will be able to Crack the Case of what happened to Superman AND who stole Saturn's Rings.

It's all going to sort itself out. Soon, the one true ring shall come to unite and rule them all. Once those frickin' hobbits have stopped pissing around in Mordor.

Actually, Saturn is a Sega platform... :p

Now that Sega has stopped manufacturing and updating hardware, the Saturn itself is now falling appart.

What? We're still talking about the situation with Saturn's rings? Look, it's going to happen, nothing can be done to prevent it, so can we all just move on?

What? We're still talking about the situation with Saturn's rings? Look, it's going to happen, nothing can be done to prevent it, so can we all just move on?

You pessimist. We could always kill Bush. Or God. Or both. Whichever one fits the current hypothesis.

What? We're still talking about the situation with Saturn's rings? Look, it's going to happen, nothing can be done to prevent it, so can we all just move on?
But it's obvious Bush is the cause of it! Don't you see, it's all an elaborate conspiricy involving the Danish Royal Family, the Illuminati, Halliburton, the President and Hollywood Republicans (all three of them!), they just want to exploit Saturn's rings to fuel their evil neocon plans of world domination while acting like a bunch of incompetent assholes

:rolleyes: :D

There is a name for the people behind this.

That name is "Scientologists".

Yes, I blame Tom Cruise.

:p

Bush isn't destroying the rings. He is liberating them. The rings can only be free if they can stand up for themselves without a dictatorial planet.

I listened to NPR today, and they talked to Jesse Jackson about the situation. Heres a short clip of what he said:
" These rings, are the things, which make the gravi-TY fling, while the WHITE MAN, sits around in his Uncle Tom's Cabin, sipping Chardonnay, while the Saturnanians say, HEY, what about OUR rights? What about OUR freedoms? OUr freedom, to keep our rings the way we like them!"

Pat Robertson also commented on the issue:

" Well, if they think we're destroying their rings, then why don't we just go ahead and blow them up anyways?"