Newbornbairn Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 That was pretty impressive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said: That was pretty impressive. Saw them do the same thing 4 years ago and they don't seem to have got any further than an unmanned fairground ride. Very different strategy than SpaceX though, step by step instead of try something, break stuff, redesign and try again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 That engine looks different - no huge plumes of smoke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Scientists have announced they think the Red Giant Betelgeuse is beginning to go supernova and will explode soon, which sounds pretty cool and got me all excited. The star which is the 10th brightest in the sky and forms part of the Orion constellation is due to explode in 100,000 years. Yep, it wont happen for 100,000 years which is 'soon' in astronomical terms. It really does highlight how insignificant we are in the universe. Seems we can all just forget about that one then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 18 hours ago, MONKMAN said: Scientists have announced they think the Red Giant Betelgeuse is beginning to go supernova and will explode soon, which sounds pretty cool and got me all excited. The star which is the 10th brightest in the sky and forms part of the Orion constellation is due to explode in 100,000 years. Yep, it wont happen for 100,000 years which is 'soon' in astronomical terms. It really does highlight how insignificant we are in the universe. Seems we can all just forget about that one then. Good news for Ford and Zaphod though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Another SpaceX launch coming up. Getting so reliable at landing the first stage that the only exciting thing is whether they'll catch the fairing in the giant nets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-moon-announcement-when-watch-mission-b1209506.html NASA to make an announcement about the Moon. What we reckon? Water at the poles finally confirmed? Made of cheese? Flat Moon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-moon-announcement-when-watch-mission-b1209506.html NASA to make an announcement about the Moon. What we reckon? Water at the poles finally confirmed? Made of cheese? Flat Moon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 27 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-moon-announcement-when-watch-mission-b1209506.html NASA to make an announcement about the Moon. What we reckon? Water at the poles finally confirmed? Made of cheese? Flat Moon? It's a button and it belongs to Mr Spoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Nosejob Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 9 hours ago, djchapsticks said: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-moon-announcement-when-watch-mission-b1209506.html NASA to make an announcement about the Moon. What we reckon? Water at the poles finally confirmed? Made of cheese? Flat Moon? It’s moving from Tier 2 to Tier 3 restrictions. Gyms to stay open, but fitness classes cancelled. Or, even better, it’s been thrown out of orbit and is now hurtling uncontrollably through the galaxy in a “Space: 1999” stylee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Osiris-Rex “kisses” the surface of a god forsaken soulless lump of rock. No, not Dumbarton, some asteroid. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-collects-significant-amount-of-asteroid 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Osiris-Rex “kisses” the surface of a god forsaken soulless lump of rock. No, not Dumbarton, some asteroid. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-collects-significant-amount-of-asteroid Except the scoop took too much and they couldn't get the lid closed on the collecting pod with a danger they might lose the lot. A bit of a pisser for astrogeologists as the rock dates from the dawn of the solar system. Edited October 25, 2020 by tamthebam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Turns out there's some more water on the moon Set up a base growing hops and barley and we could have a brewery up there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Turns out there's some more water on the moon Set up a base growing hops and barley and we could have a brewery up there. Wired to the moon juice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 minute ago, tamthebam said: Turns out there's some more water on the moon Set up a base growing hops and barley and we could have a brewery up there. The NASA broadcast was a bit disappointing, some PR woman and an expert talking to journalists on the telephone. Lost concentration a bit but I think the essence of it is that they found some isolated water molecules, unconnected. So nothing like puddles or blocks of ice or snow, just single molecules surrounded by regolith. Sounds like our first settlers will be drinking their own pish for a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 19 hours ago, tamthebam said: Except the scoop took too much and they couldn't get the lid closed on the collecting pod with a danger they might lose the lot. A bit of a pisser for astrogeologists as the rock dates from the dawn of the solar system. I think they said they had three goes at it, so if they lose everything they could try again. Might have blown that when they thought it had worked first time, Sky at Night will be worth a watch hopefully. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: The NASA broadcast was a bit disappointing, some PR woman and an expert talking to journalists on the telephone. Lost concentration a bit but I think the essence of it is that they found some isolated water molecules, unconnected. So nothing like puddles or blocks of ice or snow, just single molecules surrounded by regolith. Sounds like our first settlers will be drinking their own pish for a while. In terms of the amount of it, the Nasa person said - "The amount of water is roughly equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle of water in a cubic metre of lunar soil." If you're fluent in both imperial and metric, you'll know that's actually a hell of a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Sounds like our first settlers will be drinking their own pish for a while.We're sending Bear Grylls up there? Fucking excellent idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 19:34, Gnash said: In terms of the amount of it, the Nasa person said - "The amount of water is roughly equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle of water in a cubic metre of lunar soil." If you're fluent in both imperial and metric, you'll know that's actually a hell of a lot. You're talking a bit more than half a pint in something like a ton of soil. And no water molecules connecting apparently, which I don't understand. The extraction process will have to be resource efficient, it will be interesting to find out how they do it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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