Deathclaw_Puncher wrote:They discovered another exoplanet, Ross128b
Is it mellow and enjoys painting landscapes?
Deathclaw_Puncher wrote:They discovered another exoplanet, Ross128b
‘Oumuamua is a cigar-shaped, 800-meter-long asteroid, red in color, with a surface similar to comets and organic-rich asteroids found elsewhere in our solar system, according to the astronomers. Little is known about its composition. But its existence is, for now, exciting enough.
When astronomers examined and measured the object’s movements, they were stunned. The object didn’t originate in our solar system. It had come from somewhere else, and had traveled through interstellar space for who knows how long to get here
SandTea wrote:In some fun news, A flat earther is about to probably kill himself. Homemade steam powered rocket time! Ironically he has to use "ball earth" math to make it a success.
cmsellers wrote:I'm not discounting the possibility that humans will visit other star systems, indeed "Wang's Carpets" presents just such a possibility. And I said that curiosity will likely drive us to establish permanent space colonies within the Solar System.
But looking at your Antarctic example: oly Argentina has tried to colonize Antarctica. And their settlements on the Antarctic Peninsula, the most temperate part of Antarctica, have so far failed. Anywhere off Earth is going to be far less hospitable than that. And Argentina only tried to settle Antarctica because it claims part of it. Any interstellar colonies would be too far away to effectively govern.
"The whole point of the program is to get everybody looking up at the star, but also past the star into the Universe, and reflect about the fact that we’re one species, on one planet," Beck told Ars in an interview before the launch. "This is not necessarily part of the Rocket Lab program; it’s more of a personal program. It’s certainly consistent with our goal of trying to democratize space."
The company intends the object to be visible to the naked eye, all across the planet. "Most people will be familiar with the Iridium flares, and this has got much, much more surface area than an Iridium flare," Beck said. "In theory, it will be easy to find." Such a "flare" occurs when the solar panels or antennae of an Iridium communication satellite reflect sunlight onto the surface of the Earth.
random_nerd wrote:I'm not entirely convinced that guy isn't just pretending to be a flat earther to get flat earthers to fund the rocket projects he already wanted to do.
What ever became of that launch anyway?
A Combustible Lemon wrote:Death is an archaic concept for simpleminded commonfolk, not Victorian scientist whales.
Marcuse wrote:I think that the problem with space colonisation outside the solar system is that it's more or less "throw people into the black and hope for the best". We'd have no way of even knowing if they were there, dead, or what for a long time. Even if we gave them tech to be able to speak to us in a reasonably quick fashion we'd be out of range to help or support them. It'd be more or less a suicide mission.
satan_n_stuff wrote:Marcuse wrote:I think that the problem with space colonisation outside the solar system is that it's more or less "throw people into the black and hope for the best". We'd have no way of even knowing if they were there, dead, or what for a long time. Even if we gave them tech to be able to speak to us in a reasonably quick fashion we'd be out of range to help or support them. It'd be more or less a suicide mission.
How exactly does this make it different from the rest of human history?
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skoobadive wrote:It's the legendary DoglovingJim! Ohboy, this must be the greatest day of my life!
Cracked.com wrote:Initially, his interest in animals was "primarily a sexual attraction," but as he grew older, he also "developed the emotional attraction." We guess we could call what Jim does ... dog-lovin'
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