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[SniperHunter]

I knew Pluto will have it's time to shine.

I guess it will, once the sun transforms into a red giant and gulps up all the rocky planets. Hopefully humanity will still be around....

 

[derFeef]

I guess it will, once the sun transforms into a red giant and gulps up all the rocky planets. Hopefully humanity will still be around....

Alpha Centauri here we come.

 

[fallout]

Damn you future humans

To be fair, they'll probably find it boring/mundane.

 

[SniperHunter]

Alpha Centauri here we come.

By that time Alpha Centauri will also be in a transforming stages...

 

[ConfusingJazz]

To be fair, they'll probably find it boring/mundane.

Sometimes, I think Futurama has the most accurate picture of what the future will be.

 

[derFeef]

By that time Alpha Centauri will also be in a transforming stages...

Really? Have not read up on that. Man that's depressing. I guess our far future will really be as a space race.

 

[SniperHunter]

Really? Have not read up on that. Man that's depressing. I guess our far future will really be as a space race.

Everything in the universe is on a death watch, Alpha Centurai won't wait for us...hopefully the future astronomers will be able to map out regions of space that are abundant in type G stars.

I totally forgot about Milky Way's collision with the Andromeda galaxy, that will surely make a mess of things.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Isn't this the correct size of Mariner Valley:

Yours is up close from a Mars orbiter, so I assume the other two are different because of little to no perspective as if through a telescope.

 

[Sirpopopop]

Everything in the universe is on a death watch, Alpha Centurai won't wait for us...hopefully the future astronomers will be able to map out regions of space that are abundant in type G stars.

I totally forgot about Milky Way's collision with the Andromeda galaxy, that will surely make a mess of things.

Not to worry.

Future Humanity will make the Universe its bitch.

 

[SniperHunter]

Not to worry.

Future Humanity will make the Universe its bitch.

heh reminds of Nikolai Kardashev and his civilization scale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale

 

[Mengy]

I hate to sound selfish, but do you know what I really wish NASA would do?

Make imaging satellites and send them to Mars orbit to completely map out the planet. Every hill, valley, mountain, ravine, crater, make a total 3D map of the planet with Google Earth quality or better textures of the entire surface. And then sell a 3D software exploration program that would allow us to simply fly around an accurate virtual Mars on our computers and explore it ourselves.

I'd buy that day freaking one.

 

[andylsun]

badass

 

[gutshot]

What's with the crash test dummy logos? Is that just to make it look cool or do they serve a purpose?

 

[ElectricBlue187]

I hate to sound selfish, but do you know what I really wish NASA would do?

Make imaging satellites and send them to Mars orbit to completely map out the planet. Every hill, valley, mountain, ravine, crater, make a total 3D map of the planet with Google Earth quality or better textures of the entire surface. And then sell a 3D software exploration program that would allow us to simply fly around an accurate virtual Mars on our computers and explore it ourselves.

I'd buy that day freaking one.

nasa worldwind

What's with the crash test dummy logos? Is that just to make it look cool or do they serve a purpose?

they show how a component is moving, which is not obvious from b&w pictures otherwise

 

[Quackula]

So how long before google gets its streetview cars up there so I can look around mars on google maps?

Also: Anybody else imagining some far off future where we colonize mars and someone manages to find like, the wreckage from the polar lander or something?

 

[WillyFive]

Also: Anybody else imagining some far off future where we colonize mars and someone manages to find like, the wreckage from the polar lander or something?

If it's not completely buried by dust storms, maybe.

 

[Partial Gamification]

Most are likely wise to this already but NASA's Sol4 update will broadcast in just over 20 min on NASA's Education channel.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Most are likely wise to this already but NASA's Sol4 update will broadcast in just over 20 min on NASA's Education channel.

Not to be lazy... but I'm lazy. Do you have a link? ;p

(I'm supposed to be in a meeting right now)

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

they show how a component is moving, which is not obvious from b&w pictures otherwise

Thanks for this; I've been curious about this the entire time!

 

[ConfusingJazz]

What's with the crash test dummy logos? Is that just to make it look cool or do they serve a purpose?

Same reason they have them on crash test dummies: clear illustration of movement.

 

[Paches]

Press conference in about 10 minutes.

 

[Partial Gamification]

Not to be lazy... but I'm lazy. Do you have a link? ;p

(I'm supposed to be in a meeting right now)

NASA Education Channel

 

[FACE]

My internet is unbearably awful today, so I won't be watching the stream live.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

NASA Education Channel

Thanks, it's on now.

 

[FACE]

The stream isn't even loading for me.

 

[andylsun]

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

working better than the ustream.tv link for me.

 

[Oozer3993]

I hate to sound selfish, but do you know what I really wish NASA would do?

Make imaging satellites and send them to Mars orbit to completely map out the planet. Every hill, valley, mountain, ravine, crater, make a total 3D map of the planet with Google Earth quality or better textures of the entire surface. And then sell a 3D software exploration program that would allow us to simply fly around an accurate virtual Mars on our computers and explore it ourselves.

I'd buy that day freaking one.

Well, there's Google Mars. We also have a decent map of the Venusian surface, that some enterprising individual has hacked on top of Google Earth.

i never even thought of that. god that would of been so cool to listen to.

We don't have the sound of Mars, but how about Titan, moon of Saturn?

 

[Hypno Funk]

I strongly recommend people read Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov if they want to imagine humans colonising Alpha Centurai. It's Book 7 of the Foundation series, but as Asimov states in the preface it stands up as it's own book.

 

[Paches]

Landed in Quad 51.......COINCEDENCE?

 

[noah111]

oh no

FUUUUUU—i'll never be able to unsee this.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Well, there's Google Mars. We also have a decent map of the Venusian surface, that some enterprising individual has hacked on top of Google Earth.

Topographically color coded Mars is very interesting indeed.

 

[FACE]

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

working better than the ustream.tv link for me.

Yeah, it's definitely my internet.

 

[danwarb]

I see a miners helmet and mustache, no top hats.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

any conference today?

 

[FACE]

There's one going on right now smiles.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

ouh thanks

 

[danwarb]

Panorama was made from thumbnail versions of images taken by the Mast Camera.

 

[FACE]

So good.

 

[vaelic]

the sad thing about these mars shots is...... if man was to go there and begin life. we'd fuck it up

 

[The Elite]

It looks so peaceful.

 

[Paches]

Tomorrow should be an awesome press conference.

 

[asa]

the sad thing about these mars shots is...... if man was to go there and begin life. we'd fuck it up

Make it even more barren?

 

[Dai101]

Alex Trebek? That was really random ...

 

[danwarb]

the sad thing about these mars shots is...... if man was to go there and begin life. we'd fuck it up

The universe is full of places we'll never get to and it won't be around forever. Mars has been like this for billions of years.

I think if it's not going to harm any sentient life forms, do what you like.

 

[Partial Gamification]

Here is the timeline of [last night's?] events for Curiosity:

 

[Omegasquash]

the sad thing about these mars shots is...... if man was to go there and begin life. we'd fuck it up

Some people wouldn't give a shit, others would. Personally as we expand more into our solar system and begin harvesting and colonizing (yeah, I'm saying it'll happen), I'd like to see certain places retained, much like national parks.

Olympus Mons, for example. DO NOT fuck it up, and I don't care if there's enough precious metal in there to make a hojillion more cell phones. It's off limits.

 

[Fenderputty]

So what's the plan of attack as far as excavating rocks and usiung that bad ass laser and such? I'm excited for the pictures, but am really excited for the meat and potatoes of the mission. Though I do understand it's going to be a slow process that takes years, I'm just anxious. Has the rover even moved yet? Are they still getting the thing up and running?

EDIT ... just as I pust post I see the above imaged timline.

EDIT 2: Althought it does't have anything about rock analysis.

 

[Partial Gamification]

hojillion

Pardon the vernacular but that number is pimpin'

 

[SeaOfMadness]

Anyone know if the press conference streams are available after the fact? I haven't been able to watch them in real time.

 

[andylsun]

Anyone know if the press conference streams are available after the fact? I haven't been able to watch them in real time.

Yes, they are on ustream.tv as replays, usually shown to the right of the off-air feed. The description isn't normally great, and I've ended up watching the wrong conference a couple of times. There's a Nasa Television iOS app if you have an iphone or ipad that has on-demand replays, but it's a bit hit or miss.