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Post by Eric on Apr 2, 2014 17:12:13 GMT
More 'inner space' crud. But I like this thread.
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Post by Eric on Apr 17, 2014 21:15:24 GMT
Now THIS is what I've been waiting for. What warp speed do I need to get there within 3 months? www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/04/astronomy?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/sisterearthONE OF the biggest stories in astronomy over the past two decades has been the promotion of exoplanets—planets orbiting stars other than the Sun—from science fiction to reality. Astronomers, and anyone with even the faintest grasp of statistics, had long suspected such planets must exist, but only since the discovery of a planet orbiting a distant pulsar in 1995 have they been able to prove it. These days thousands of such worlds are known. In a paper just published in Science, Elisa Quintada, an astronomer at NASA, and her colleagues, describe the detection of a particularly special exoplanet. Kepler 186f, to give its quotidian name, appears to be the closest relative to Earth yet discovered. Located about 500 light-years away, in the direction of the constellation Cygnus, Kepler-186f has a radius between 0.97 and 1.25 that of Earth. And it orbits its parent star firmly inside the "habitable zone", in which temperatures are just right for liquid water. |
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Post by rick49 on Apr 25, 2014 7:51:39 GMT
"Hidden Ocean Found on Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus, Could Potentially Support Life""The water ocean on Enceladus is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) deep and lies beneath a shell of ice 19 to 25 miles (30 to 40 km) thick, researchers said. Further, it's in direct contact with a rocky seafloor, theoretically making possible all kinds of complex chemical reactions — such as, perhaps, the kind that led to the rise of life on Earth." "The team's calculations suggest that the moon's ocean covers at least as much area as Lake Superior, the second-largest lake on Earth — though the icy moon's sea is much deeper than Lake Superior and thus holds a great deal more water." "The ocean is likely confined to the moon's southern hemisphere, reaching halfway to the equator or so from the pole. But the study team cannot rule out the possibility that it extends globally, said co-author Dave Stevenson of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena." www.space.com/25340-saturn-moon-enceladus-ocean-discovery.html"NASA Rover Opportunity's Selfie Shows Clean Machine" (before & after photos) "In its sixth Martian winter, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity now has cleaner solar arrays than in any Martian winter since its first on the Red Planet, in 2005. Cleaning effects of wind events in March boosted the amount of electricity available for the rover's work." "A new self-portrait from Opportunity's panoramic camera (Pancam), showing the cleaned arrays, is online at: mars.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6177 marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/20140417a.html
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Post by rick49 on Apr 25, 2014 8:14:52 GMT
Now THIS is what I've been waiting for. What warp speed do I need to get there within 3 months? www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/04/astronomy?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/sisterearthONE OF the biggest stories in astronomy over the past two decades has been the promotion of exoplanets—planets orbiting stars other than the Sun—from science fiction to reality. Astronomers, and anyone with even the faintest grasp of statistics, had long suspected such planets must exist, but only since the discovery of a planet orbiting a distant pulsar in 1995 have they been able to prove it. These days thousands of such worlds are known. In a paper just published in Science, Elisa Quintada, an astronomer at NASA, and her colleagues, describe the detection of a particularly special exoplanet. Kepler 186f, to give its quotidian name, appears to be the closest relative to Earth yet discovered. Located about 500 light-years away, in the direction of the constellation Cygnus, Kepler-186f has a radius between 0.97 and 1.25 that of Earth. And it orbits its parent star firmly inside the "habitable zone", in which temperatures are just right for liquid water. Couldn't make the trip in three months. At warp 9.99 (997 times the speed of light), the highest theoretical velocity possible in the Star Trek tv shows, it would take 6.24 months to get there. |
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Post by Eric on Apr 25, 2014 8:24:14 GMT
Thanks Rick, So what if you put 11 on the dial, and then dialed the speed to warp 11? Hang on. Its "Located about 500 light-years away". 500 light years, when doing about 1000 light years per year is 3 months!  |
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Post by Eric on Apr 25, 2014 8:25:39 GMT
I found this comment, which seems to summarise the situation:
"Warp drive is a dead end. Higher speeds require slip stream, Cytherian drive or transwarp conduits."
Ah.
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Post by rick49 on Apr 26, 2014 5:11:43 GMT
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Post by rick49 on Apr 26, 2014 6:12:42 GMT
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Post by rick49 on May 16, 2014 17:20:57 GMT
"Astronomers create first realistic virtual universe""Move over, Matrix -- astronomers have done you one better." tinyurl.com/nydym8u
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Post by voice on May 16, 2014 17:42:24 GMT
That is just brilliant
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Post by Eric on May 18, 2014 21:33:18 GMT
Impressive. The SpaceX Dragon is back on Earth. The commercial cargo ship splashed into the Pacific on Sunday, just five hours after leaving the International Space Station. It brought back 3,500lb of science samples and old equipment for Nasa. SpaceX said the Dragon capsule came down off Mexico's Baja California coast. The company is based in southern California. The Dragon spent a month at the orbiting lab, delivering a full shipment on Easter Sunday. Astronaut Steven Swanson, the station commander, used a big robot arm to set the Dragon free. www.theguardian.com/science/2014/may/18/spacex-dragon-mission-space-station-return-earthI hadn't realised it was being used operationally. Handy. Now the Russians don't want to play ball. |
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Post by feral on May 18, 2014 21:49:08 GMT
The comment underneath made me laugh I was looking for the "you are here" arrow? |
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Post by rick49 on May 19, 2014 5:44:47 GMT
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Post by Eric on May 19, 2014 5:59:16 GMT
Global warming?
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Post by rick49 on May 19, 2014 18:32:13 GMT
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Post by rick49 on Jun 4, 2014 6:04:18 GMT
"Strange New World Discovered: The 'Mega Earth' ""Meet “mega-Earth,” a souped-up, all-solid planet that, according to theory, should not exist." tinyurl.com/nfwm5gy
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Post by rick49 on Jun 7, 2014 4:05:48 GMT
"Evidence of Ancient Planet Found on the Moon" "Using moon rock samples gathered from the Apollo missions more than 40 years ago, German scientists say they've finally found evidence that confirms the moon was created in the wake of a cataclysmic collision between Earth and an ancient planet known as Theia some 4.5 billion years ago." "However, as the BBC points out, some planetary scientists aren't buying the news." www.weather.com/news/science/space/evidence-ancient-planet-found-moon-20140606
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Post by rick49 on Jun 15, 2014 18:48:30 GMT
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Arrgh!! Urrgh!! No!!
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Post by lala on Jun 15, 2014 18:52:00 GMT
Is it angry and intent on revenge?
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Post by rick49 on Jun 27, 2014 14:50:38 GMT
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