NorthernLights Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The end of an era today as NASA call an end to attempts to contact the Opportunity rover which hasn't been in touch since June last year. A huge sandstorm finally ended the mission which was originally planned to last just over 90 days but lasted an incredible 5498 days. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47231247 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The end of an era today as NASA call an end to attempts to contact the Opportunity rover which hasn't been in touch since June last year. A huge sandstorm finally ended the mission which was originally planned to last just over 90 days but lasted an incredible 5498 days.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47231247[Limmy tweet about famous person/scientific instrument perishing] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 [emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 The first Scotsman in space 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart87 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 The first Scotsman in space Congratulations! That must have been some experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Still not as dense as your Brexit voters tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 11/02/2019 at 07:35, Ranaldo Bairn said: Hubble was clearly not an idiot, but the methods back in the 20s were somewhat less advanced. When I was at uni there were two camps: those who thought H0 was about 100 km/s/Mpc, and those that reckoned it at about 50. It was a genuinely furious debate. I remember jokingly saying they should just split the difference and state it as 75. Of course, as measurements have improved, it's got closer to the values you state. Dark Matter does exist, we just don't know what it is. WIMP or MACHO. Probably some form of WIMP. Its abundance has been recently mapped. Dark Energy is the weird one, seemingly pushing the expansion rate at large distances and we have no idea why or what it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 26 minutes ago, Cerberus said: Still not as dense as your Brexit voters tbh. They could cut down on the cheese cake portions in New York though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Quite proud of that tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Here’s a photo of a black hole. Wid etc etc First ever black hole image released https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 50 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Here’s a photo of a black hole. Wid etc etc First ever black hole image released https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592 Is that picture moving? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 54 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Here’s a photo of a black hole. Wid etc etc First ever black hole image released https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592 Thats a Revelation.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Here’s a photo of a black hole. Wid etc etc First ever black hole image released https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592 On other news Falcon Heavy is meant to be launching some big satellite into space tonight about 11.30, and attempting to land the side boosters on land and the central core of the first stage at sea on the drone ship "Of course I still love you.". Livestream on SpaceX.com. Edited April 10, 2019 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Looks like a red hole to me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Anyone else find it mind boggling that Einstein, over 100 years ago, was able to predict the behaviour of light in relation to gravity without the tools we have today, just using pure mathematics? That’s the photo of the decade for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Is that picture moving? We’re all moving at 1000mph m8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Who was the weirdo on here than claimed gravity didn’t exist, while he sat playing fifa in his janmies? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, supermik said: Thats a Revelation.. That's amuseing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Don't get the fuss. Just look at any, old swirling disc galaxy and you'll see a black hole in the middle of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Stellaboz said: Don't get the fuss. Just look at any, old swirling disc galaxy and you'll see a black hole in the middle of it. Or Falkirks squad budget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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