tkdguy Posted March 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 A planet with four suns?! Suck it, Tatooine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 There is a story by Asimov set on a planet with seven suns. Pretty good, it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Mars lost an ocean's worth of water Lockheed Martin's laser test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Mars lost an ocean's worth of water So, half empty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Dawn is in orbit around Ceres! It'll take a while for it to maneuver to the correct observation orbit, but I'm patient. Real patient. ... What are those durn spots?! Tell me now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 No Big Bang after all? The "impossible" galaxy I have to chuckle at one scientist quoted in the first article as saying, ""The fact that there's a hot fireball at very early times: that is confirmed." Really? It's only "confirmed" by models based on current theories, until someone comes up with a theory that's better at explaining all the observed phenomena we can't explain now. I have more respect for the astronomer who remarked in the second article, "We've had this cartoon picture of the early universe, but it's clear that we really don't know what's going on." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Plans to Mine the Moon Backyard Rocket Ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Backyard Rocket Ship ... Uj. The silliness, it abounds. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Moon's history is surprisingly complex Ganymede has a subsurface ocean Detailed photo of region around constellation Ara Wireless energy transmission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 The news about Ganymede and Enceladus is really encouraging. Just think--a legitimate reason to build a spaceborne drillbot! tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Don't forget about Europa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Like we needed a reason to build a spaceborne drillbot ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Don't forget about Europa. We're not allowed to attempt a landing there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Ooo, is the Interplanetary Police gonna write you a ticket?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 No, they're going to make me live in a nice house on Jupiter. Or something. Never did get the end of that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Slightly trippy, it was. Not as bad as some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 'Star Trek's' Shuttlecraft Galileo now at Space Center Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Another ringed object in our solar system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 The Vernal Equinox on Friday will also have a solar eclipse and a supermoon. And folks are freaking out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 The local House of Science is apparently having an Eclipse Function, and everyone's invited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Where to view the event live Starts in about an hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 So did anyone get eclipsed? Hear it was a pretty good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 ... I forgot about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I was watching the live stream on Slooh until 4 am PDT. For those who missed the event: http://www.space.com/28880-total-solar-eclipse-2015-photos-gallery.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Did Jupiter smash a super-earth during the early years of the solar system? http://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2015/03/24/jupiter-smashed-the-super-earth-version-of-our-solar-system/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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