The Astronomy Thread
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Lambourne
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NASA to Reveal New Discoveries About Oceans Beyond Earth Thursday
Since this involves Cassini mission people, it's probably related to Saturn's moons. Maybe new subsurface ocean information on Enceladus or Dione?
Since this involves Cassini mission people, it's probably related to Saturn's moons. Maybe new subsurface ocean information on Enceladus or Dione?
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Mrs. Gravy
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Interesting articulation pattern of "r"...imprecision in initial position, after vowels, especially open front and open central/mid vowels, hard/voiced back blends (gr) but not at all on complex front blends (str). I had to go back and listen to it for the content as I was very (Vewy) distracted. Also, now I want to watch The Princess Bride again.
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Mach Effects for In Space Propulsion: Interstellar Mission
When did this become a thing? I guess I just hadn't paid enough attention to the MET propulsion?
When did this become a thing? I guess I just hadn't paid enough attention to the MET propulsion?
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Scoresby
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Yeah, the impediment is whatever. I try to not shit on people for things they can't really help (unless I am good friends with them, then the gloves are off!). Definitely a good vid though.
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Borzak
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EVE Online gamers will seek real exoplanets in virtual universe | New Scientist
The one before this was Project Discovery for cancer cells. It turned into an in game color blindness test.
The one before this was Project Discovery for cancer cells. It turned into an in game color blindness test.
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khorum
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I've seen a couple of his videos but I struggle to place his accent. Is it like Georgia or Panhandle Florida or something? It's like an oldey-time genteel southern drawl.
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Borzak
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meStevo
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NASA finds more evidence that the ocean on Enceladus could support alien life
Hydrogen detected in plumes, conclusion is hydrothermal events must exist or there is some other mechanism causing parts of the ocean on Enceladus to warm, further increasing the probability the ecosystem could support known life.
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Lambourne
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Cool. I'm starting to think that the true answer to the Fermi Paradox might be one that we haven't really considered - that life may be so common that it's not worth seeking out. There aren't any biologists studying the ants in my back yard...
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Lenas
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Lambourne
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I know. It might be common as dirt as well.
We used to think of the Earth was the center of the universe and that humans were created by the divine. It was only a few decades ago that serious astronomers argued that the existence of planets might be something unique to our solar system. Every step we've taken along that path of discovery has knocked our ego down a few pegs. If you extrapolate from that, we might well find that we are nothing special and not worth studying among countless other intelligent species.
It's just speculation of course, and I'd love to be proven wrong.
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