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Space: The Final Frontier
- Thread starter Windu
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- With any luck, you will be. We are at the dawn of a second space age with US commercial space flight and increased space competition from China, India, and Russia. I would bet good money that we will be back orbiting/on the moon within the next 5-10 years.
- When We Left Earth is the single greatest space documentary IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu6UrXEhbzY&playnext=1&list=PL1CB1341AE0BDB641&feature=results_main
Also, the SpaceX launch was amazing as expected. It sounds like they lost one engine just before max Q and still managed to make a perfect orbital insertion with Orbcomm's payload being successfully delivered as well. Amazing design all around.
Semi-space related - tomorrow is the Stratos mission! Almost forgot about it, good luck to my compatriot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCqnQq86fkY
In 20 hours http://www.redbullstratos.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCqnQq86fkY
In 20 hours http://www.redbullstratos.com/
I alway recommend dobsons for beginners
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20779085&postcount=2574
edit: my english was horrible in that post, like it always is, but holy moly
WeAreStarStuff
Member
I alway recommend dobsons for beginners
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20779085&postcount=2574
edit: my english was horrible in that post, like it always is, but holy moly
I have a completely different style of telescope, but I second the dobson suggestion; great for beginners. They are basically the best bang for your buck.
Melchiah
Member
I don't remember whether this has already been posted.
Quoted for size.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030510.html
Quoted for size.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030510.html
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
These have always been done but it's still amazing to see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUQVzerseI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IVqMXPFYwI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUQVzerseI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IVqMXPFYwI&feature=related
When We Left Earth is good and covers a lot of good material, but I did find that it has too many laughable dramatic/suspenseful moments.
Chittagong
Gold Member
I absolutely LOVE When We Left Earth, but this unknown Russian documentary is the best documentary of space travel made by man, in my opinion:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uJPB-F8C168
WeAreStarStuff
Member
It used to be on Netflix streaming IIRC; not sure if it still is.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
Chittagong
Gold Member
Yeah that made me wonder, what is the force that creates such a hard boundary for the solar system. One would imagine that the effects would gradually taper off rather that being defined by an edge. Really cool that there is one though.
Partial Gamification
Banned
I think that is a topic of study. Maybe something from being in an outer arm of a rotating spiral galaxy. The sun also ocillates "up" and "down" with respect to the galatic plane.
[edit:] and the sun has a gravity well that is defined by its mass.
Does not look good for Stratos :/
edit: Mission resumes! http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
edit: Mission resumes! http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
microtubule
Member
Super-Earth Planet Likely Made of Diamond
The first things that came to mind were....
Minecraft
Dead Space
The first things that came to mind were....
Minecraft
Dead Space
Insane Metal
Member
Wow!
@Microtubule: is your avatar an image of Europa's surface?
@Microtubule: is your avatar an image of Europa's surface?
microtubule
Member
@Insane Metal, nope just some photo I found on the internet of microtubules under an electron microscope.
Hubble Sees a Planetary Nebula in the Making
Hubble Sees a Planetary Nebula in the Making
Insane Metal
Member
LoL it looks like Europa
And what an amazing picture!
And what an amazing picture!
I think that is a topic of study. Maybe something from being in an outer arm of a rotating spiral galaxy. The sun also ocillates "up" and "down" with respect to the galatic plane.
[edit:] and the sun has a gravity well that is defined by its mass.
I was watching a documentary on mass extinctions the other day. Bad things seem to happen around about when we are at the extremes of that oscillation and likely bombarded with abnormal amounts of cosmic rays.
Partial Gamification
Banned
The Universe is a cruel, nasty, and beautiful place. It is rather unnerving to think some blast of energy could sterilize the planet. This mass ejection from a black hole looks like a torch (Hubble Image):
...and to that other gem [edit:] another diamond object:
"Of course, this also means that it could well have been around for a long time, just waiting for us to find it. Since it's likely to last for longer than the Earth or the sun, I would say that in this case, a diamond really is forever," Keith said.
The diamond planet was found as part of an ongoing search for pulsating stars, known as pulsars, which scientists like to use as probes.
"We'd like to find a pulsar with a black hole companion," Michael Kramer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, told Discovery News. "It's the exotic case that tell us most about the laws of physics and what's going on in the universe."
...and to that other gem [edit:] another diamond object:
"Of course, this also means that it could well have been around for a long time, just waiting for us to find it. Since it's likely to last for longer than the Earth or the sun, I would say that in this case, a diamond really is forever," Keith said.
The diamond planet was found as part of an ongoing search for pulsating stars, known as pulsars, which scientists like to use as probes.
"We'd like to find a pulsar with a black hole companion," Michael Kramer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, told Discovery News. "It's the exotic case that tell us most about the laws of physics and what's going on in the universe."
Last I checked, there were some pretty massive error bars on those oscillations. There could be some correlation, but I don't think there are enough data points, nor are the data points accurate enough to really make any strong claims. Interesting idea, though.
Escape Goat
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From Mercury
Yeah, I did some Wikipedia surfing after I made that post to learn a little more, and learned the data around it is not as solid as suggested.
In my travels on Wikipedia, I diverged into learning a lot more about Nemesis, the hypothetical companion star to the sun. Intriguing to think that such a thing so "close" could actually be out there given how hard it can be to actually detect certain things.
Partial Gamification
Banned
I was at a local NSF Office and happened to be browsing some materials and came across a quarterly report from the History Division at NASA, with some neat profiles of people, facilities, and missions (Russian too). Anyway, NASA rocks; here, a thread about Bill Nye asking for people to email the President about restoring the Planetary Exploration Budget. I went to NASA's history site and saw this upcoming event:
“SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION @ 50” CONFERENCE:
On 25-26 October 2012 our office is cosponsoring a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary planetary exploration, along with NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the National Air and Space Museum, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The event will be held at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center, 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (in the Crystal City complex). Participation is free and open to the public, although registration will be required. Registration is now open at this site and closes on October 26.
[edit:] Live Web streaming will be available.
Free stickers to slap on otherwise boring computers too:
“SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION @ 50” CONFERENCE:
On 25-26 October 2012 our office is cosponsoring a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary planetary exploration, along with NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the National Air and Space Museum, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The event will be held at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center, 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (in the Crystal City complex). Participation is free and open to the public, although registration will be required. Registration is now open at this site and closes on October 26.
[edit:] Live Web streaming will be available.
Free stickers to slap on otherwise boring computers too:
WeAreStarStuff
Member
Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its way though LA to its final museum destination!
Partial Gamification
Banned
Good looking crowd, great photo!
Planet discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri B!
http://www.space.com/18089-earth-size-alien-planet-alpha-centauri.html
http://www.space.com/18089-earth-size-alien-planet-alpha-centauri.html
Chittagong
Gold Member
This news was amazing, because doesn't this suggest that we could easily have habitable planets well within the reach of communication during our lifetimes - like here, a roundtrip for a message and reply would be mere 8 years.
I have no idea dude, I found it on an imageboard. Looks incredible though.
Likely the occultation of Venus and the Moon from this summer. I remember trying to watch it, but was clouded out.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
Wanted to share this picture I saw on Space.com snapped by Astrophotographer Tunc Tezel; taken in Utah.
Maklershed
Member
Amazing
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I want to build house and cottage there
fierrotlepou
Member
Yes, probably. With the naked I guess you'd still see more than the usual stuff I see in my backyard. Goddamn light pollution.
I was going to say I live in one of the most light-poluted countries in the world, but so do you apparantly. Also did you know that according to a 2010 study each one of our neighbouring countries is in the top 20 of cleanest countries in the world but we're in 88th place?
it sucks living Boston with regards to light pollution, i cant see ANYTHING even on a perfectly clear night.
this summer I vacationed in northern New Hampshire and I was absolutely astonished at how incredible the night sky looked. I had never seen so many stars in the sky at one time.
this summer I vacationed in northern New Hampshire and I was absolutely astonished at how incredible the night sky looked. I had never seen so many stars in the sky at one time.
I want to believe that things like this exist in space. It would be so cool and Mass Effect-like. I want to know space lore, dammit! It stinks we have to go at such a slow pace and that we may never know of such things.
