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Space Is Closer Than You Think

dsc.discovery.com — The border between Earth's atmosphere and outer space is closer to the ground than scientists once thought.

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  • Nauree, on 01/08/2009, -3/+63Technically, aren't we in space all the time?
  • gcnaddict, on 01/08/2009, -0/+19That first picture:
    http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/07/gallery/a ...

    How come the earth was mirrored down the middle with the moon shopped into the background (unmirrored)?
    I think Getty Images has another dunce photog on their hands.
  • timothiuz, on 01/08/2009, -2/+13Buried for misleading title
  • Merendino, on 01/08/2009, -3/+14... well played.
  • aristotle0dude, on 01/08/2009, -4/+14Translation: They (scientists) actually have no f-ing clue about how the universe works and have been guessing/pulling stuff out of their asses so far.

    This goes well with other stories about how our galaxy is larger than once thought.
  • gregdigg, on 01/08/2009, -2/+10I know. Like when they (scientists) took a wild guess that throwing a bunch of parts together would make a magic oven that would heat food in less than a minute. They still have no f-ing clue how that actually worked out.
  • kidwithsword, on 01/08/2009, -0/+8Omg we're gonna die
  • Radical5, on 01/08/2009, -0/+6I was gonna say this but I thought I might get feedback like "thx cpt obvious." so I didn't. and then sure enough I refresh a couple minutes later and my exact words are there lol
  • AndrewMoyer, on 01/08/2009, -2/+8What's next?

    "Congress proposes to build a fence on the atmosphere-space border to prevent aliens from entering illegally..."

    Sorry, that's all I got.
  • borez, on 01/08/2009, -0/+6Shouldn't we know these things by now?
  • xadamxwaltonx, on 01/08/2009, -0/+6That picture reminds me of Majora's Mask...
  • divinediva, on 01/08/2009, -1/+7It was a real fortuitous combination of low solar activity.
  • Tomholius, on 01/09/2009, -0/+5I AGREE, 250 TO 500 MILES IS NOT FAR AT ALL




    I WALK TWICE THAT DISTANCE TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -1/+6I see space from my house
  • snagra, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5Then you should have just restrained yourself.
  • JYoungest1, on 01/09/2009, -0/+4thx cpt obvious








    your nightmares have come true and your welcome
  • BA88, on 01/08/2009, -0/+4this may offer more insight
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpgAq579cRA
  • sanman, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3In space they can't hear you scream.

    And even that's always closer than everyone thinks -- mostly because the crewmembers can't hear the suspenseful music tipping them off.
  • pgouy, on 01/09/2009, -0/+3Dugg for horrendous joke !
  • thedivinelyevil, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3the article itself is an year old! moreover, the article is saying space is closer than YOU might think, not closer than scientists once thought! After all those space-exploration missions, making precise calculations to land a robot on a certain spot on Mars, not knowing the layers of atmosphere of earth and where it blends into space would be ludicrous!
  • marklar69, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3What? 300-600 miles I thought it was like 30-40 miles. Hell the space station is only 220 miles up.
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3Or down, depending on where you are located on "Earth."
  • immatellyouwhat, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3We are in space already DUH
  • nebkiwi, on 01/09/2009, -0/+2I bought a sword once :)
  • t0x2c, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2Lol but it's actually literal this time, just not our usual interpretation.

    Space physically is closer than we think.
  • Tomholius, on 01/09/2009, -0/+2I actually thought it was closer... imagine driving your car 500 miles, except straight up. Pretty damn far.
  • uptwolait, on 01/08/2009, -1/+3I need two layers of foil in my hat.
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2THE BREAD IS RISING.
  • chrisduser, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1I second this notion.
  • Tomholius, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1what is this "Earth" you speak of
  • emjaymj, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1Uhh... what? Altitude is measured by the distance from sea-level or ground-level, not from space, so why would this change anything?
  • s3Shane, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1Wrong, space is in us.
  • STKD, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Astronaut wings are actually awarded depending on this. Who qualifies now?
  • bjs3171, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1me too! it's sweet being an astronaut.
  • jull1234, on 01/08/2009, -1/+2GET OUT OF MY HEAD
  • inactive, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1We are flying through space at 3 million km/h on a giant space ship, hurtling around our galactic core.

    Never been to space? YES YOU HAVE, SILLY!!!



  • aelias, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Having crossed into space several times in the last few decades, you'd be to think they'd have a pretty ***** accurate point figured out by now.
  • ClevelandBrown, on 01/09/2009, -1/+2Yeah, and you're on the planet, so you're also in space.
  • davodavo, on 01/09/2009, -1/+2I see goatse. I hate what the internet has done to me.
  • kidwithsword, on 01/11/2009, -0/+1...cool. I bought a marshmallow launcher once.
  • Tomholius, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1The microwave was actually invented by using the secret code. up up down down left right left right b a b a
  • IAmDali, on 01/09/2009, -1/+2First of all, OPEN YOUR EYES. The article says that 1) the ionosphere is thinner (or lower?) at night, away from the sun 2) the current study took place "a time when the solar activity was unusually quiescent." So do the math. (The article's author also needs to open their eyes, obviously.)

    Secondly, it's more apt to say that journalists and article-submitters and people on digg have no "f-ing clue" about how scientists work, and just pull things out of their asses. Almost universally and uniformly, recent and minor scientific insights or controversies are misconstrued and turned into sensationalist garbage. Scientists know all kinds of things, and you most likely take advantage of their work without even realizing it. What are you typing on? What are you wearing? Been to the hospital lately? Any meds? Glasses? Use a ballpoint pen? Use a phone? I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point, which is that you're ignorant.

    "have been guessing"--- you say that like it's a profound insult. When in fact science proceeds by data-driven guess-work, and the testing of that guess-work with whatever means are currently available. Things pulled out of asses don't stand up to 5 minutes professional scrutiny-- unless of course these products of the ass are extremely insightful, either by coincidence or design. Which brings us back to my earlier point.
  • maione, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1Jan. 7, 2008

    It's 2009.
  • nebkiwi, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1I thought that was for the jump jet?
  • MulanLang, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF141-Peak_Performance. ...
  • pwdrskier, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1I wish the article had the significance but it's still interesting
  • techweenie1, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1And? So what if the border between Space and Earth's Atmosphere is "closer than (we) think." That doesn't make it any easier to escape the Earth's gravity.
  • Tomholius, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1no
  • Chebsi, on 01/08/2009, -1/+1THE SKY IS FALLING
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