Comments on: Titan has "Hundreds of Times More" Liquid Hydrocarbons Than Earth

By: How to Get Six Pack Fast

How to Get Six Pack Fast — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:44:29 +0000

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By: Yurt disi Egitim

Yurt disi Egitim — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:32:04 +0000

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By: Yurtd??? E?itim

Yurtd??? E?itim — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:31:12 +0000

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By: kurye

kurye — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:10:48 +0000

thank u for this topic. its very important for us

By: Buckaroo

Buckaroo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:05:33 +0000

"Tholins are essential for the beginning of carbon-based organisms," what part of Carl Sagan's "prebiotic" theory didn't you get? It's ORGANIC MATERIAL ON TITAN AND ON EARTH. Which begs the real question: at what point was or will there be more advanced multi-cellular biotic life on Titan? Wow! The mind boggles.

By: James

James — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:32:35 +0000

Why isn't anyone questioning the origin of oil here on earth? If it isn't a fossil fuel on titan, then most likely it wasn't one here either

By: Yurtdisi Egitim

Yurtdisi Egitim — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:24:34 +0000

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By: Toby

Toby — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:24:04 +0000

LLdiaz :
LOL ! Thats a good one ! Maby .. If their 's weapons of mass destruction there , He will !

By: dencot1

dencot1 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:48:54 +0000

Why would you set up mining and process robot plants at Titan in the future ?
Fuel — No
Plastics — Yes

By: cassandra

cassandra — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:24:48 +0000

explorer,

But the sun will eventually turn into a red giant and burn us up. What will we do then?

By: explorer

explorer — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:40:24 +0000

why do we need to get a lot of fuel form this planet? to consume it? for money perhaps? why do we need money and why do we have to go to another planet for fuel. we have plenty of fuel that won't run out, like solar power. And if the sun is acting up causing global warming, solar power would be the ideal energy source to switch to. and its free.

By: neo lib

neo lib — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:01:10 +0000

"…but the assumption that we own everything often gets us into trouble."

I agree with Todd. Just look at Iraq.

By: Todd Sieling

Todd Sieling — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:44:50 +0000

> leave Titan alone for science

Though I think the intent is good here, let's not forget that Science has gotten plenty wrong in the past and still doesn't have a good handle on our own biology, so I don't think the practice is in any better position to manage human presence on Titan.

If we go there, it will be managed the way we manage our activities, which is through politics. Sometimes that means the resource will be irresponsibly exhausted, sometimes it means responsible use, sometimes it means preservation. Science doesn't trump everything in the human world, and Titan is not a human place. I'm all for exploration, but the assumption that we own everything often gets us into trouble

By: Truey

Truey — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:44:37 +0000

Actually by the time we actually develop the technology to be able to travel that far and extract the minerals there, we will have already eliminated the need for oil as fuel. So I really hope washington and Haliburton etc. find out about this and start investing more money into the space programs…like for example a mission to europa.

By: planet seeker

planet seeker — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:18:17 +0000

leave Titan alone for science. I think that it is one of our best chances of finding life in our solar system. Why would you destroy that? And Peter I would not throw in a stick if it was part of the last tree.

By: Peter K

Peter K — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:19:08 +0000

Max, we could preserve the whole universe just the way it is. It won't do anyone any good. There is a balance between making wise use of a resource and destroying a Planet's equilibrium. If God hands you a furnace and you are cold, would you not throw in a stick?

By: NeoGuru

NeoGuru — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:30:22 +0000

It's ALIVE I tell ya!

By: danoil

danoil — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:35:23 +0000

I'll drink your milkshake,Titan!

By: Timber

Timber — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:50:03 +0000

Pro, we have the solution, plant more trees, Arborday.org

By: Max Vondel

Max Vondel — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:01:14 +0000

Leave Titan alone, we've raped out planet. It should be preserved as a laboratory, not some commercial money making scheme.

By: Michael Booth

Michael Booth — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:13:51 +0000

"and the dunes of Titan are expected to be teeming with them"

"The Spice must Flow"

By: tacitus

tacitus — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:04:37 +0000

I think we'll start importing hydrocarbons from Titan once oil prices reach 100 bazillion dollars. Could happen any day now….

By: pro

pro — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:28:22 +0000

And to burn all those hydrocarbons we need some additional oxygen too… Where to get that from???
The next question will be: what to do with CO2?

By: LLDIAZ

LLDIAZ — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:22:08 +0000

you think bush is gonna invade titan? maybe to build a new democracy there…

By: Earthbound

Earthbound — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:21:59 +0000

"figure out how to get some really big tanks up there and lets pump a few of those lakes dry."

Clarke's novel "Imperial Earth" touched on this concept. In the book, massive collection vessels scooped through the atmosphere and collected materials that fueled the efforts of humans across the solar system.