Starship Asterisk*

Fred the Cat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:34 pm Bojo's search
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through "white" matter
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yields only a "fine" cone
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The hunt goes on!

haha omg, one of the best dogpic I have seen for a long time xDD, does he got satisfied by the hunting?

such a great pictures people congrats! I am going to share one found in flickr , the author it is pretty nice, due the pic is published as CC. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50134591678_1707ebed9b_n.jpg Author : James Marvin Phelps Cam : Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Settings : ISO 640, f/2.8 and 35mm L...

yes, that is true, I just realized after reading you that my answer could lead to confusions, thanks for the clarification

I think the idea of combining the data from the different telescopes is pretty clever, actually, something similar was used to catch the first image from a black hole[1] making it official in Apr 2019. So, in theory, it is possible and has been done, the point is giving the huge distance between Ear...

I am sorry but I had to share it, but this summer in Germany the only thing we are seeing is clouds... :(. First said that I am 100% against climate change, but last year at least it was some nice sky nights without clouds and illuminated by the moon. But this one, already in July.... it seems almos...

Thanks a lot for the comment Bruce, it is very nice. And appreciate a lot feeling being understood, personally, I think I just love science and space. And cannot avoid getting moved when seeing some of these impressive pictures.

Imo, putting meaning to that line is the same as putting meaning to the shape of a cloud. There is a meaning for us because our brains are relating that shape with something, however, is just how the cloud is at that moment. Knowing about the reason, it would be such a complex process, basically, be...

Every time I see this kind of image, I cannot stop thinking about the dimensions... see an entire Galaxy (huge per se), with millions of stars (stars, like our sun), saw so small and so far... I don't know, cannot describe how profound it looks like ... (sorry for being so corny on this comment, but...

Explanation: Transfusing sunlight through a darkened sky, this beautiful display of noctilucent clouds was captured earlier this week, reflected in calm waters from Nykobing Mors, Denmark. From the edge of space, about 80 kilometers above Earth's surface, the icy clouds themselves still reflect sun...

That is right, the small details right? sorry for my comment I think it doesn't make any sense, I feel I shouldn't put it hehe. But thanks a lot for the nice explanation

The near orbital resonance is just a coincidence. But that same near resonance might play a role in the orbital-rotational relationship that seems to keep the same place on the surface rotating into the same position at each inferior conjunction... meaning the latter might not be a coincidence at a...

I read here and there that one of the potential reasons for that, is some big impact to Venus back in the days, which slow day severely the rotation speed. Something like happened to the Earth which created the Moon, but to Venus with worse results, this would make sense right?

wow.... thanks a lot GeoXXXXX!!, actually my mind just blow up at this moment by reading another thing I had no idea.... the rotation seems going slower over the time :O... love the link! By the way, I always thought that is the reason for Venus does not have a strong magnetic field, and in conseque...

I did not know about that fact, super interesting. Sad is not possible to appreciate it because of the clouds in Venus. By the way, do you know any source where I can read, why Venus rotation is so slow compared with the rest of the planets? That is another fact that has always got my attention abou...

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 10:30 am AuroraSweden_Strand_960_Annotated.jpg

Nice!

Wow, this photo is real? (of course not counting the labels indicating the constellations), but the foto of that aurora is real? it is very beautiful

xD, that is a good one. But now seriously, there are many ways to explore Mars before going. The rovers have been great though, but as you mention, using Drones for example, super cheap to create, much faster, no problems with the topology of the land is exploring and less weight.

ta152h0 wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 11:12 pm Boy, it would be fun to throw a paper airplane off the top of that canyon! pass the ice cold one.

haha indeed, and not forgetting about the amount of red dust it will get... so you will have an iced red painted paper airplane xD

The problem is not the pressure I guess, from my understanding the biggest impediment is the lack of Magnetic Field that refuse the very energetic particles from the sun. Without that protection, no cell can grow because it DNA it get destroyed automatically on the surface the moment the sun rises. ...

So nice everybody to sharing your beginnings , I feel pretty much reflected in most of you guys