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Re: Space! Signs of life found on exoplanet & ET like mummy presented
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:21 am
by Carlos
https://www.theguardian.com/science/gal ... n-picturesAnybody else see the Astronomy Photographer of the year results? There are some incredible shots.
Re: Space! Signs of life found on exoplanet & ET like mummy presented
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:11 am
by Sprouty
Nasa awaits fiery return of 'most dangerous rock' in the Solar System
https://f7td5.app.goo.gl/b6pYDBLanding is expected at 14:55 GMT. This is the final step of a 7 year mission to send a probe to an asteroid, capture a sample and return to Earth.
The 'most dangerous rock' references the fact that there is a slim chance it could impact Earth at some point in the future, so it's not a bad idea to know what it's made of in case we need to go full Armageddon on it one day!
Re: Space! Signs of life found on exoplanet & ET like mummy presented
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:29 am
by Moggy
Sprouty wrote:Nasa awaits fiery return of 'most dangerous rock' in the Solar System
https://f7td5.app.goo.gl/b6pYDBLanding is expected at 14:55 GMT. This is the final step of a 7 year mission to send a probe to an asteroid, capture a sample and return to Earth.
The 'most dangerous rock' references the fact that there is a slim chance it could impact Earth at some point in the future, so it's not a bad idea to know what it's made of in case we need to go full Armageddon on it one day!
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission to conclude today! 24/09/23
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:29 pm
by rinks
I just watched the footage of the landing and transferral to the clean room. Incredible that it landed right next to that road, after such a long journey!
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:43 pm
by rinks
Wha?!
Jupiter-sized "planets" free-floating in space, unconnected to any star, have been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
What's intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them.
The telescope observed about 20 pairs in a fabulously detailed new survey of the famous Orion Nebula.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66974738
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:46 pm
by Tomous
Oh god, Alien spacecraft are the size of Jupiter?!
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:53 pm
by Preezy
I for one welcome our Jovian overlords.
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:54 pm
by Moggy
Giant pairs of balls just waiting to smash a black hole.
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:54 pm
by rinks
And they're in pairs, so they are Bi-Jovian.
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:56 pm
by Cuttooth
They've been nicknamed Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, or "JuMBOs" for short.
No.
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:59 pm
by Qikz
rinks wrote:Wha?!
Jupiter-sized "planets" free-floating in space, unconnected to any star, have been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
What's intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them.
The telescope observed about 20 pairs in a fabulously detailed new survey of the famous Orion Nebula.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66974738
I can only assume they never got caught in any stars gravity field and they move together because they're caught in orbit with themselves.
Re: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission concludes with return to Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:37 pm
by jimbojango
It’s just like Han Solo warned us, interstellar travel now has to take into account roving planets as well.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:46 pm
by Sprouty
And just like that, pairs of roaming planets is a thing that we know about! The fact that pairs are common is somewhat unexpected.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:48 am
by Alvin Flummux
Can't wait for someone to figure out the physics behind the pairs. Are planets in forming systems catching in each other's gravity and mutually flinging each other into interstellar space? Like, what's going on there.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:24 am
by Skarjo
But like with planets.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:33 am
by Cuttooth
Space divorce must be a messy business.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:29 pm
by Imrahil
Current image of the massive coronal hole which has opened up in the sun.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:41 pm
by Preezy
Pretty sure that's a clip from The Fifth Element.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:00 pm
by Moggy
Imrahil wrote:Current image of the massive coronal hole which has opened up in the sun.
That's a portal to hell. Demons are soon going to come streaming out of there.
Re: Space! Multiple pairs of roaming planets spotted by James Webb
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:16 pm
by Victor Mildew
