Ric
25-07-2008, 11:42 PM
As far as conspiracy theories go this is a beauty.:thumbsup:
Taken from "Universe Today"
The story: On October 15th 1997, the Cassini-Huygens mission blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to explore Saturn and its moons. It continues to study the ringed gas giant today and its mission has been extended till 2010. Cassini is is powered by 32.8 kg (72 lbs) of plutonium fuel. A radioactive power source is the only option for missions travelling beyond the orbit of Mars (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mars/orbit-of-mars/) as sunlight is too weak for solar panels to be effective. However, NASA (in association with secret organizations, such as the Illuminati or the Freemasons) wants to use this plutonium for a "higher purpose", dropping Cassini deep into Saturn at the end of its mission where atmospheric pressures will be so large that it will compress the probe, detonating like a nuclear bomb. What's more, this will trigger a chain reaction, kick-starting nuclear fusion, turning Saturn into a fireball. This is what has become known as The Lucifer Project. This second sun will have dire consequences for us on Earth (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/), killing millions from the huge influx of radiation by this newborn star. Earth's loss becomes the Saturn moon Titan (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/saturn/saturns-moon-titan/)'s gain, suddenly it is habitable and the organizations playing "God" can start a new civilization in the Saturn system. What's more, exactly the same thing was attempted when the Galileo probe was dropped into Jupiter (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/jupiter/)'s atmosphere in 2003…
The reality: Now that the Cassini mission has been extended by two years (http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/27/cassini-primary-mission-complete-ready-to-tackle-new-assignments/), we can expect this conspiracy theory to become more and more vocal in the coming months. But like the Galileo/Jupiter/second sun theory, this one is just as inaccurate, once again using bad science to scare people.
I do love a good conspiracy :lol: but I would have thought that Titan will suffer the same radiation effect as Earth would.
Taken from "Universe Today"
The story: On October 15th 1997, the Cassini-Huygens mission blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to explore Saturn and its moons. It continues to study the ringed gas giant today and its mission has been extended till 2010. Cassini is is powered by 32.8 kg (72 lbs) of plutonium fuel. A radioactive power source is the only option for missions travelling beyond the orbit of Mars (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mars/orbit-of-mars/) as sunlight is too weak for solar panels to be effective. However, NASA (in association with secret organizations, such as the Illuminati or the Freemasons) wants to use this plutonium for a "higher purpose", dropping Cassini deep into Saturn at the end of its mission where atmospheric pressures will be so large that it will compress the probe, detonating like a nuclear bomb. What's more, this will trigger a chain reaction, kick-starting nuclear fusion, turning Saturn into a fireball. This is what has become known as The Lucifer Project. This second sun will have dire consequences for us on Earth (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/), killing millions from the huge influx of radiation by this newborn star. Earth's loss becomes the Saturn moon Titan (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/saturn/saturns-moon-titan/)'s gain, suddenly it is habitable and the organizations playing "God" can start a new civilization in the Saturn system. What's more, exactly the same thing was attempted when the Galileo probe was dropped into Jupiter (http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/jupiter/)'s atmosphere in 2003…
The reality: Now that the Cassini mission has been extended by two years (http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/27/cassini-primary-mission-complete-ready-to-tackle-new-assignments/), we can expect this conspiracy theory to become more and more vocal in the coming months. But like the Galileo/Jupiter/second sun theory, this one is just as inaccurate, once again using bad science to scare people.
I do love a good conspiracy :lol: but I would have thought that Titan will suffer the same radiation effect as Earth would.