> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Hobby > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 7:56 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Pioneer anomaly, was: Re: 9-11 conspiricy theories > > Dan Minette wrote: > ... > > When scientists tracked one of the interplanetary probes, the found an > > anomaly in its orbit. After doing exhaustive work ruling out the > > conventional explanations that they could think of, and after discussing > it > > with colleagues, they published the anomaly. For a year, papers were > > written testing and ruling out various explanations. Finally, someone > came > > up with the actual cause, and the anomaly was forgotten. > > Dan-- > > This was part of a good example of how to point out problems > while retaining credibility. > > But if you're talking about the "Pioneer anomaly", please cite. > Last I heard, it still had not been explained. Here are a couple > recent items:
I looked for my source on this, but I didn't see it when I Googled the subject. I think, from reading the other articles, there are conventional explanations that have not been ruled out. I think what I saw was the first of these, which caused most folks to drop their interest in the subject. So, I probably overstated the case on the anomaly. The odds on new physics have been reduced by showing that it is not inconsistent with conventional explanations, but new physics has not been completely ruled out. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
