Undefeated Steak Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 The best thing is to zoom right in, try and get your head around the fact that they're all stars which could have their own planetary systems, and then zoom right back out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A timelapse video of the Curiosty Rover, it's amazing how well that little thing has done. I don't think many expected it to last this long. http://int.nyt.com/data/videotape/finished/2014/12/1417545831/FR-700.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 That's fucking crazy. The still images are mad enough but to see the thing wandering around doing its thing blows my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 22, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted January 22, 2015 Meh, it's just an upgraded Big Trak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 On Mars!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 23, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted January 23, 2015 Space is one of those things I just have to love. I was a member of the British Interplanetary Society for a brief while (when I had money to spare), and got access to lots of reports and pics. Â Anyway, for those of you who love it like I do, there are some great Twitter accounts to follow: Â @sunjammersail - The Sunjammer Mission, the people who are looking into building a solar-sail spacecraft, which could very likely be the next means of interplanetary propulsion. @ABCStarStuff - Puts out, re-tweets and curates space-related news regularly. Well worth following. @nasahqphoto - For an extra helping of gorgeous space pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sorry to bump this thread but I thought this image is worth sharing. Earth from Mars, and Mars from Earth. You can just see the moon on there too.  Link to full size: http://en.es-static.us/upl/2014/02/earth-mars-2014.jpg  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Nice. I'm looking forward to the pictures from the Ceres mission. After the disappointment of Philae dropping a bollock, I'm hankering for some close-up, astronomical body action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Last night I read about a giant star that's 5 billion times larger than our sun. Or, to quote "If our sun was a golf ball, then the biggest known star would be as big as Mt. Everest".  This site just blew my socks off http://htwins.net/scale2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron&Hermione Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 As a kid my most prized possession was a ridiculously expensive telescope which had everything. You could type in what you wanted to see and it would find pretty much anything, I would spend hours looking into the sky. Nothing has fascinated me more, it was one of my few passions in life. Plus there is no better date than getting a blanket and looking at the stars with a girl! Â I have watched The Elegant Universe special about 50 times and never tire from it. If anyone's not watched it, it's easy to find on YouTube. It deals with gravity beautifully, I may well have to watch it again as its been a while. I also enjoy Horizon as it's easily the best show which deals with science, it's a show that doesn't treat you like an idiot which I love. Recently they dealt with dark matter and gravitons. Tonight at 12.20am it's one on the solar system, though think it's a repeat. Still worth watching though in case anyone hasn't seen it. There are so many shows which deal with space in an intellectual way which I really appreciate. Â There was a period when I was convinced Betelgeuse was going to explode (well already had and it just reaching us) and we were gonna look up at night and see the supernova. I still hold out hope, I mean it is predicted to happen any day now... And by that I mean anytime in the next 100,000 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 There was a period when I was convinced Betelgeuse was going to explode (well already had and it just reaching us) and we were gonna look up at night and see the supernova. I still hold out hope, I mean it is predicted to happen any day now... And by that I mean anytime in the next 100,000 years.  I'm hoping that shit goes off (read: has already gone off and reaches us...) before I die too. I recently saw a supernova through my telescope, which was a definite big tick on my list of shit I have to see, but to see one with the naked eye during broad daylight, which would be the case with Betelgeuse, would have me spaffing like no man has spaffed before.  I'm also looking forward to getting our first real look at Pluto in a few months. Failing Betelgeuse, it looks like that's going to be the event of the year for space fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Philae has woken up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted June 15, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted June 15, 2015 How cool would it be if you were out exploring an old abandon hangar and found a space shuttle in it? Â http://www.unilad.co.uk/crazy/urban-explorer-finds-lonely-remains-of-soviet-shuttle-program/ Â Only half as cool as finding two space shuttles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 NASA have found evidence of flowing water on Mars. http://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/live/2015/sep/28/water-on-mars-buildup-to-nasa-mystery-solved-announcement-live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted September 28, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted September 28, 2015 I'm sure we will find tiny life there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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