tkdguy Posted December 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Re: More space news! Asteroid to miss Earth in 2040 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Re: More space news! Asteroid to miss Earth in 2040 Someone needs to fire their forward observer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Re: More space news! I thought it was common practice to walk spotting rounds onto the target and then fire for effect? Nice to see Dave Tholen's still working and in the thick of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Re: More space news! From earlier this year: North Star May Be Wasting Away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Re: More space news! Lost in space, or aimed at an asteroid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Re: More space news! Earth is at Perihelion today Never-Before-Seen Stage of Planet Birth Revealed Dryden Flight Research Center to be renamed after Neil Armstrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Re: More space news! Blue Mars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Re: More space news! "Just once in a blue Mars." Naaah ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Re: More space news! via Phil Plait - With the fury of a million dying suns - Parkes Observatory maps colossal outburst from the Galactic Core Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Re: More space news! I personally think phenomena like this are why intergalactic civilizations appear to be rare. A few years ago a magnet at went off that was powerful enough to mess up communication satellites--from the other edge of the galaxy. Throw in supernovae, gamma ray bursts, and plain old asteroid impacts, and the galaxy starts to seem uninhabitable for any great length of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Re: More space news! Approaching comet may outshine the moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Re: More space news! I personally think phenomena like this are why intergalactic civilizations appear to be rare. A few years ago a magnet at went off that was powerful enough to mess up communication satellites--from the other edge of the galaxy. Throw in supernovae' date=' gamma ray bursts, and plain old asteroid impacts, and the galaxy starts to seem uninhabitable for any great length of time.[/quote'] yup, that was a horrifyingly energetic event alright. It measurably compressed the magnetosphere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Re: More space news! NASA 3D prints rocket parts — with steel, not plastic Can anybody say: Salvage One? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Re: More space news! Astronauts get taller in space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Re: More space news! Earth's long-lost twin? Inflatable module on the ISS? Water on Mercury Apophis won't hit Earth in 2036 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Re: More space news! 73 Quasars, 4 Billion LY wide...wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Re: More space news! Recycling in space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Re: More space news! Inflatable module on the ISS? Darn, its not a bouncy castle. Oooo, just had a thought. A fully enclosed ball pit (with transparent balls) in zero-G? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Re: More space news! Amateur Astronomers Discover 42 Planets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Re: More space news! This Laser Weapon Got Five Times More Powerful in Just One Year More details on the test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Re: More space news! Interesting that they've had successful tests in the rain. I thought for certain that that would be the biggest problem for laser weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Re: More space news! Interesting that they've had successful tests in the rain. I thought for certain that that would be the biggest problem for laser weapons. Strange that they only mentioned sunlight and snow earlier: The test was conducted at Rheinmetall’s Ochsenboden Proving Groud (EZO) in Switzerland, in snowy conditions and blinding sunlight... I wonder if the bit about rain was just thrown in as "well, if it can do snow, and both snow and rain are water, it can do rain also!" marketing bravado. Also, they misspelled "Ground". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Re: More space news! China's space activities raise US satellite security concerns Titan may have ice floating in lakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Re: More space news! What would hyperspace really look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Re: More space news! Curiosity ready to drill on Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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