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by jaksichj
Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:44 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: The Collision between Earth and a planet-size body
Replies: 26
Views: 5423

Re: The Collision between Earth and a planet-size body

Although my expertise(?) is in chemistry--I have enrolled in a handful of astronomy courses-- I will try to not confuse the situation any further--if you are familiar with the condition of planetary resonances--I believe that "planetary illustration of Art's" points to the condition where ...
by jaksichj
Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:06 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Arctic Oscillation
Replies: 6
Views: 2859

Re: Arctic Oscillation

I am not skeptical of global warming --as I am-- still attempting to understand it's repercussions in the near future--

My question would be --would it be safe to assume that the current climatic changes will eventually produce much higher temperatures in the intermediate future? :?:
by jaksichj
Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Life's geological origins vis a vis panspermia
Replies: 10
Views: 2545

Re: Life's geological origins vis a vis panspermia

I have seen arguments for and against panspermia in a different forum--of which I participate---and I tend to agree with Chris Peterson on the advances --or lack thereof-- in determining lifes' origins to many details. However, the latest findings and my personal studies tend to indicate that life m...
by jaksichj
Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:39 am
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Zooniverse: Planet Hunters
Replies: 5
Views: 5790

Re: Planet Hunters

Having seen it --I started an account at the site. It sure beats playing solitaire. I surely hope it catches on like wildfire!
by jaksichj
Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:55 pm
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: ESA/ESO: Space Telescope Coordinating Facility to Close
Replies: 1
Views: 1092

Re: ESA/ESO: Space Telescope Coordinating Facility to Close

IMHO--due to the popularity of Hubble images in the public domain--it would seem as if ESA, NASA and the Russian space agency could find a manner in which to continue servicing the telescope beyond its date of "expected orbital degradation." Besides the public domain--it could possibly ser...
by jaksichj
Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:35 am
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: Astronomy Websites
Replies: 51
Views: 1315032

Re: Astronomy Websites

You are quite welcome! Thank you Celine! the 2d youtube video seems related to what i'm looking for maybe. And for the first one, i've listened once to a radio cast about a canadian recording similar sounds... was very interesting indeed ! i shall dig into this. I am happy if it could give you some ...
by jaksichj
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:18 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: The Collision between Earth and a planet-size body
Replies: 26
Views: 5423

Re: The Collision between Earth and a planet-size body

A possible manner in which to look at the situation would be to ask-- what would be the effect of the planets in the vicinity of the "struck-body" --this would turn into a very complex question of a multi-body gravity question---striking the earth would in effect produce a gravitational fo...
by jaksichj
Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:28 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: The Collision between Earth and a planet-size body
Replies: 26
Views: 5423

Re: The Collision between Earth and a planet-size body

I read your post with some interest ---and although I have not seen the previous posts---there has been work or currently work being done by a former-Princeton mathematician in conjunction with NASA. The individual's name is Dr. Edward Belbruno Here are a few links: http://science.nasa.gov/science-n...
by jaksichj
Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:20 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: Astronomy Websites
Replies: 51
Views: 1315032

Re: Astronomy Websites

Hello, i'm a student composer and very interested in astronomy, and i am currently looking for sounds of planet... not actual recording for sure, but maybe radiations waves turned into sounds ? i was told once of such a website but cant remember where. And the sounds of landing spacecrafts too... a...