Europe's space interest varies significantly from Nasa's?
It felt real bad when beagle did not respond on mars.
Hi Sojourner, simple maths
NASA has a head start and has had US federal funding for fifty years.
ESA is still in its infancy, sponsoring small low cost 'national' projects. But the potential for co-ordinated federal & transnational collaborations means the projects can become larger and more ambitious.
NASA is still dominated by the military and has its eye on global strategy, military rule & hegemony.
ESA is closer to Star Trek's directive. To seek & discover new worlds, to go where no man has gone before.
Wow! I love popping in here Quasar! Thank you!
Hi Katie, Love your place too
More beautiful shots of horses
WoW! Fantastic pictures!
It is truly amazing what we are capable of!
Hi Starbender, glad you like them
And I simply love the still of it all
Learn something here every day.
Just sending Christmas Blessings!
Thank you for the acoustic waves on my site, and the particles it carries through heart and mind 
Hi Fernando, It is said
Live & learn, something new each day
Hi Pauline, best wishes back to you
Hi Anna-lys, musical waves
that's the name of the game !!!
LOL Yes, but it worked better this way.
Have a lovely evening.
how very interesting...
Searching for planets around stars is exciting, isn't it? And of course, the pixs are MAGNIFICENT, as usual.
Hi Anna-lys, Thanks!
whishingyou a nice evening too
Hi BarnGoddess
Hi Hill Country Gal,
always searching for New Discoveries
When it comes to finding the mass of distant stars it is indeed important that we be precise.
Dr John, especially if we want
to speculate or 'draw' conclusions
Hello Quasar!
You know that every time I go in here that I be total speechless.That is something who dont happend so very often. Only that you shoud have credit for...*LOL*...You have an awesome blog and marvelous picture.
*HUG*
Fancy
Good to see that someone is actually working on this project.
My question is...what we find an Earth like world around a star? And what if we find another civilization at the same level of technology as we are?
Fancy, searching the skies at night
one may find stars shine like light
and their light reaches us so bright
Hi DC, interesting blog you have.
If one should find a planet similar to ours, and there should be life similar to ours, with a civilization at the same level of technology as ours ...
It would be interesting to see if they spoke any languages similar to ours.
Hi Quasar,
I think your response neatly summed it up. No need to say that I luvvv star trek. But, new worlds dont guarantee new minds... so might have a military there too 
Have a nice one Q! and happy holidays. Take care.
Hi Sojourner, Thanks!
I think what you are saying is that if there happens to be life on another planet on another solar system somewhere else in the universe they may think like 'us' so best to be prepared?
If they think like 'us' they will welcome 'us' in peace - and will be sending probes to other worlds.
However
If they think like the Pentagon in the 'US' - they will also be preparing to send a heavily armed away mission to other planets such as Earth (don't you think?)
Hi Quasar! Quite a web-site you’ve got here! Very cool!
But what happened to you? Did you delete your comment on my blog?
Happy Holidays :- )
Hi Asa, the YouTube link
is still available at Rancholaluna
Republican Rehab lesson Wed 06 Dec
You can find Rancholaluna on sidebar
Season greetings back to yah
hmmm..
that is another angle Q,
I was going for more of : colonising mars or something and setting up a military there... I am just wondering what it will do to our social structure. what new things it will bring up.
But something tells me that we wont be having any armies visiting us..i believe that advancement in science means "less destructive" or "paranoid"... like the calm that settles in on one with true knowledge.
Hi Sojourner, the arms race on earth
and the arms race in space.
Not wanting to get too political,
but Blair keeps telling us we need Trident nuclear submarines to keep the peace.
Assured mutual destruction may have kept the Peace between the US and Russia during the cold war
But the US believes in justified pre-emptive strikes to 'defend US interests' whether in Iraq or Space.
The military would presume to be most suited to colonise space - ie the crew of nuclear submarines are psychologically prepared to live on a ship in a hostile or alien environment (the oceans).
I hope your belief that advancement in science means "less destructive" or "paranoid" psychosis ... like the calm that settles in on one with true knowledge - will become a reality in time.
Working for the common good, instead of fighting for scraps is what is supposed to differentiate us from hyenas
It's amazing how small those little planets are compared to the star itself. Just like the earth and the sun. And check out the core of that one star- the last picture! Amazing.
Hi Deb, the universe is an amazing
place, and space so vast & inmense.
Hope you are feeling better today!
Season greetings flowing your way!
Hello Quasar
Something is wrong with your link to "COROT at CNES", at least I have problem with it. Might be my LINUX-system???
*hugs*
Hi Anna-lys, love your Eternity animation
I've posted another link for that COROT animation, at your place.
Hope it works. Hugs back to you!
Q, would you do me a huge favor, please? Would you drop by my Blogger's Calendar and let me know what you think. Right now, it's only the pixs that will go on the calendar pages. The only one missing is March (Mike in Philly) but he promised to send his to me tomorrow.
http://hillscalendar.blogspot.com/
Hi Hill Country Gal, love it
Awesome. Melissa not revealing much
Hi Fernando, nice to put a face to a name - awsome blog name
Hi to everyone, I promise to pop in with Seasonal Greetings to visit one and all in a mo or two!
Cool! I want one for Christmas 
Very interesting, Q!
But for a minute, I heard myself say "Europe is launching a CARROT into space..."
Definitely 18-carat-gold article!
Hi Karaoke, Japan is the place
for miniaturised replicas - if you hang a stocking at the end of your bed, maybe Santa will put one in yours as a xmas stocking filler
lol Cream, great pun - love it
Maybe they should rename it 24carat gold
Best festive wishes flowing your way
imagine what a constellation of COROT's can do for sky surveying. This is truly amazing. The planet finder constellation by ESA is still in the planning, but it should open up this field.
Hi Ghost Particle,
When men set their minds to something
it simply requires political will
to achieve yet much greater things
Happy Holidays Quasar. Thanks for coming by...I will be writing about COROT as well shortly. Facinating possibilities....
Hi JM Wingfield, Thanks!
Look forward to it.
Love the be spectra locations animation
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