Comments on: The Pioneer Anomaly: NASA Scientists Discovered Unexplained Forces Acting on Space Probes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bjarne Lorenzen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/comment-page-1/#comment-809783 Bjarne Lorenzen Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:20:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/#comment-809783 The cause of the Pioneer anomaly Solved www.science27.com Kind regards Bjarne Lorenzen The cause of the Pioneer anomaly Solved

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Kind regards
Bjarne Lorenzen

]]> By: emptyminded http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/comment-page-1/#comment-465268 emptyminded Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:09:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/#comment-465268 Without knowing the the plane of reference of each object related to the Earth's magnetosphere, I cannot see how you could begin to make an educated guess as to the cause of the anomaly(ies). This looks like a job for a rocket scientist. But where could we find one? Without knowing the the plane of reference of each object related to the Earth's magnetosphere, I cannot see how you could begin to make an educated guess as to the cause of the anomaly(ies). This looks like a job for a rocket scientist. But where could we find one?

]]> By: Johnald_Chaffinch http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/comment-page-1/#comment-464953 Johnald_Chaffinch Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:11:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/#comment-464953 yeah, wouldn't you expect slight variations to what's planned, because it's not completely empty space? i guess if the anomalies happen near earth then that needs a little more explaining but why presume it's a problem with gravity itself? yeah, wouldn't you expect slight variations to what's planned, because it's not completely empty space?
i guess if the anomalies happen near earth then that needs a little more explaining but why presume it's a problem with gravity itself?

]]> By: Xinavera http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/comment-page-1/#comment-464836 Xinavera Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:55:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/01/the-pioneer-anomaly-nasa-scientists-discovered-unexplained-forces-acting-on-space-probes/#comment-464836 The anomalous decelleration seen in Pioneer 10 was shown to be miniscule thrust from thermal radiation on the back of the spacecraft. This was a tiny, tiny effect, but noticable after 20+ years of mission. I don't know about the other four probes, but I wouldn't be surprise if something similar was going on. The anomalous decelleration seen in Pioneer 10 was shown to be miniscule thrust from thermal radiation on the back of the spacecraft. This was a tiny, tiny effect, but noticable after 20+ years of mission. I don't know about the other four probes, but I wouldn't be surprise if something similar was going on.

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