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NASA scientists stumped by mystery 'alien lights' on dwarf planet Ceres
mirror.co.uk ^

Posted on 02/26/2015 9:41:56 AM PST by BenLurkin

A mysterious dwarf planet has left scientists scratching their heads after a strange light was seen shining from it.

The dwarf planet Ceres has stumped boffins at NASA after a spacecraft sent to investigate it took these stunning pictures.

In the images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, a bright spot is seen projecting out from the darkness of the surface.

A second bright light is seen close to the other one, leaving scientists completely baffled.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ceres; dawnspacecraft; nasa; spaceexploration
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Spooky: Scientists' best guess is that the marks are ice reflecting sunlight
1 posted on 02/26/2015 9:41:56 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: SunkenCiv

Good one!

Hugh and Series Ping.


2 posted on 02/26/2015 9:42:55 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: BenLurkin

Move along..


3 posted on 02/26/2015 9:43:41 AM PST by Dog (..."I'm just a cook...")
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To: BenLurkin; GeronL; SunkenCiv

Someone opening the fridge?


4 posted on 02/26/2015 9:44:06 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: BenLurkin

Brian Williams


5 posted on 02/26/2015 9:44:36 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: BenLurkin

I’m not going to say it’s aliens....but it’s aliens.


6 posted on 02/26/2015 9:45:57 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: BenLurkin

Fellow boffins!


7 posted on 02/26/2015 9:46:31 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew (Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

The best boffins are baffled boffins.


8 posted on 02/26/2015 9:47:03 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Must be a Motel 6 on Ceres and they decided to “leave the lights on” for us. Reflecting sunlight? Really, you learned NASA scientists?


9 posted on 02/26/2015 9:47:33 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe the lights are coming from the homes of “stumped boffins”—strange creatures, indeed.


10 posted on 02/26/2015 9:50:16 AM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: dowcaet

Looks like the shine is in a big crater... perhaps it was a comet strike and some ice from the comet was left behind.

Occam’s Razor...


11 posted on 02/26/2015 9:50:38 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: BenLurkin

Swamp gas.


12 posted on 02/26/2015 9:51:10 AM PST by RoosterRedux (WSC: The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end...)
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To: dowcaet

Since they knew that swamp gas wasn’t going to work,ice is the best they could do.


13 posted on 02/26/2015 9:51:31 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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14 posted on 02/26/2015 9:54:26 AM PST by Bratch
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15 posted on 02/26/2015 9:57:01 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: baltimorepoet

Maybe it is a really, really big mirror?


16 posted on 02/26/2015 9:57:10 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Bratch

KHAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


17 posted on 02/26/2015 9:58:35 AM PST by Klemper
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To: BenLurkin

Ventilation shafts on a disguised death star?

Nothing to see folks. Move along..


18 posted on 02/26/2015 9:59:17 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: baltimorepoet
A reflection would be easy to eliminate as the sourcce. Just determine the location of the sun to the camera and planet.

NASA would have to be pretty dumb not to think of that...but then perhaps they're now relying on science contributed during their muslim outreach.

19 posted on 02/26/2015 10:01:40 AM PST by RoosterRedux (WSC: The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end...)
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To: BenLurkin

most likely SG-1


20 posted on 02/26/2015 10:01:58 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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