Science!

debaserr · 05-27-2020, 08:29 PM

I was totally out of the loop on this one:

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SpaceX Demo-2 is a planned first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, scheduled for launch to the International Space Station

Will be prepared for the rescheduled launch though!

Can't wait for the James Webb Telescope to start giving us images and data, scheduled for launch in March 30, 2021.

Plankton · 06-01-2020, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I watched it live

Awesome! I missed it. I was busy playing lumberjack.

grindy · 07-17-2020, 05:35 AM

Good astrophysics channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky

grindy · 07-27-2020, 09:26 AM

Psy-Fi · 07-29-2020, 05:23 AM

Scientists revive 100 million-year-old microbes from the sea

SGR · 07-30-2020, 07:43 AM

Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean

OccultHawk · 07-30-2020, 07:56 AM

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Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean

Chio, let’s go swimming on Pluto. All you need to bring is your bikini and your toofbrush.

Plankton · 08-03-2020, 09:01 AM

Bob & Doug returned safely. Splashdown is at about the 7:20 mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-l6f4wcv2I

Plankton · 08-04-2020, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Watched that yesterday too^ not live but the video of it all.^

I was hype last week for the launch to Mars also

Me too, although I'm always concerned about Newton's 3rd as well as the relativity factor when it comes to traveling to other pieces of things floating in space. I'm sure they've figured all that into the equations, but sometimes the human element is to force it just for the sake of progress with no regard for long term effect. 100's of years from now will the moon be farther from the earth because we pushed it with a rocket booster while landing? Maybe we could learn from the old cat adage. Just something that keeps me up at night.

My coffee's fairly strong this morning.

Neapolitan · 08-04-2020, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Me too, although I'm always concerned about Newton's 3rd as well as the relativity factor when it comes to traveling to other pieces of things floating in space. I'm sure they've figured all that into the equations, but sometimes the human element is to force it just for the sake of progress with no regard for long term effect. 100's of years from now will the moon be farther from the earth because we pushed it with a rocket booster while landing? Maybe we could learn from the old cat adage. Just something that keeps me up at night.

My coffee's fairly strong this morning.

The moon would be farther from Earth a hundreds of years from now with or without the help of rocket boosters.

For billions of years the moon has been moving away from Earth. The present rate of ~ 1.6"/4cm per year. (I'm not sure if it's the same rate throughout its history.)

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Bob & Doug returned safely. Splashdown is at about the 7:20 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-l6f4wcv2I __________________ See location...

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