Space is the Place (2 Viewers)

[seanc]

Just watched the Indian craft achieve a soft landing on the moon. Unexpectedly moving experience.

The Russian mission failed a few days ago. As a mate said in anticipation of today: "We've tried the cowboys, now let's try the Indians". Yeah.

I am rather fond of this tune:

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[therealjohnny]

My Indian colleagues are understandably...over the moon about it

 

[magicbastarder]

lunatics.

 

[seanc]

My Indian colleagues are understandably...over the moon about it

Not that this matters much in space, but since they landed on the south pole, aren't they under the moon?

 

[pete]

Dr Nicholl added: "We have named this new class of sources 'Luminous Fast Coolers', or LFCs. This is partly to do with how bright they are and how fast they fade and cool.

"But it's also partly because myself and some of the other researchers are huge fans of Liverpool Football Club. It's a nice coincidence that our LFCs seem to prefer red galaxies."

Rare cosmic explosion spotted by researchers in Queen's

A rare cosmic explosion, which outshines most supernovae in the universe, has been spotted by researchers at Queen's University Belfast.

www.rte.ie

 

[chris d]

I know I've probably said this before, but isn't it absolutely mad we can see the moon? Just sitting up there. It looked class this morning.

 

[Cormcolash]

I know I've probably said this before, but isn't it absolutely mad we can see the moon? Just sitting up there. It looked class this morning.

I find it mad how it's tidal locked to the Earth, so we always see the exact same part of it

 

[Deadmanposting]

I find it mad how it's tidal locked to the Earth, so we always see the exact same part of it

That's always been a little mind blowing to me

 

[magicbastarder]

and that it's just a random coincidence that its apparent size in the sky is pretty much dead on the same as the sun.

 

[ann post]

I find it mad how it's tidal locked to the Earth, so we always see the exact same part of it

It's cleary got something behind it's back.

 

[magicbastarder]

wouldn't be the only cleary with something to hide.

 

[Richie]

and that it's just a random coincidence that its apparent size in the sky is pretty much dead on the same as the sun.

It's moving away from us very gradually at a rate of about 4cm per year, so if there is some intelligent society still on earth in about 600 million years they won't get full solar eclipses any more, just a very bright ring with a dark centre.

 

[magicbastarder]

also, life on earth would have possibly taken hundreds of millions of years more to evolve were it not for the moon. it created tidal zones, where life had more opportunity to figure out this 'living out of the water' lark.

 

[Cormcolash]

It's moving away from us very gradually at a rate of about 4cm per year, so if there is some intelligent society still on earth in about 600 million years they won't get full solar eclipses any more, just a very bright ring with a dark centre.

There's no intelligent society on earth right now though

 

[pete]

The Carrington Event of 1859 Disrupted Telegraph Lines. A “Miyake Event” Would Be Far Worse - JSTOR Daily

We don't know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past—while posing a threat to our future.

daily.jstor.org

 

[pete]

Tantalising sign of possible life on faraway world

Nasa's James Webb Telescope may have discovered a molecule thought only to be produced by life.

www.bbc.com

 

[seanc]

Moon chat, I've been looking at this site for the last while. Makes me feel all swarthy learning about it and actually seeing it:

Tide Times and Tide Chart for London

London tide times and tide charts showing high tide and low tide heights and accurate times out to 30 days.

www.tide-forecast.com

Slightly different where I live, it goes from on land (about 2m above sea level) to about 4m. Dublin on the other hand:

Tide Times and Tide Chart for Dublin

Dublin tide times and tide charts showing high tide and low tide heights and accurate times out to 30 days.

www.tide-forecast.com

It's quite pronounced here, and spring tides are mad.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Mexican Congress holds hearing on UFOs featuring purported 'alien' bodies

Mexican lawmakers heard testimony that "we are not alone" in the universe and saw the alleged remains of non-human beings in an extraordinary hearing marking the Latin American country's first congressional event on UFOs.

www.reuters.com

 

[ernesto]

Mexican Congress holds hearing on UFOs featuring purported 'alien' bodies

Mexican lawmakers heard testimony that "we are not alone" in the universe and saw the alleged remains of non-human beings in an extraordinary hearing marking the Latin American country's first congressional event on UFOs.

www.reuters.com

Some of the images are so shit it's gas

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Some of the images are so shit it's gas

Yeah - completely unrelated to humans as they are made out of Mala