to keep people ignorant and uninformed about other planets?
2006-12-30 14:38:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
NASA has been on a funding roller coaster since the first moon landing. That's when their honey moon with the American taxpayer ended.
I personally think they are disclosing everything they find out and publishing all of their data and pictures in every scientific venue they can find - just to drum up support and sustain their enormous budget.
You simply can't swing a dead cat anymore without hitting a story about the International Space Station or the next shuttle launch.
2006-12-30 14:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I study the field of astronomy and I could probably answer your question. NASA is most likely not hiding anything. As you can see they tell the truth and when it came to decide Pluto's case, they did what they had to do. Other planets will surely be either gas giants or small planets (like Pluto) that have a wide arrange of circumference. Planets that are much further away from Earth reside in a orbit that has nothing but ice cold comets and meteors. Others may be gas giants possibly 10 times bigger than our own sun. These giants can also vary in sizes and are much larger that people think. As the actual size of that we cant tell at the current time. We don't have a telescope that has that kind of power. The only thing we can actually predict is its estimated size, see we cant just go there and see it. In the future we may as technology advances quite fast.
2006-12-30 22:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by oathkeeper626 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other planets are much like the ones in our solar system, and beyond. Everything in space is made up of carbon compounds, and noble gasses, so it is pretty predictable what other planets are like.
NASA wouldn't cover up info. They need to keep the funding of the federal government. Additionally, discovering things about the universe is one of the greatest and most morally sound endeavor. They are always chomping at the bit to release new data. It can only serve humanity in a philosophic sense, and there is no power to be had in it. It's mission is bent solely on discovery.
2006-12-30 22:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by joshua 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I worked for NASA (JPL) for ten years. I don't think they are covering up anything. In fact, if they knew of life on some planet, I don't think they could keep the secret.
2006-12-31 01:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by ZeedoT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would they possibly gain from doing that?
And other planets are probably pretty sucky from the perspective of someone who's used to Earth. Less oxygen and all that.
2006-12-30 22:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I think they know less than what
they let on.
When it comes to the cosmic, what we know
could fit on a pinhead. What we don't know
would fill a universe.
2006-12-30 22:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NASA isn't covering up anything
2006-12-30 22:47:04 · answer #7 · answered by futureastronaut1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋