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New Horizons and the Future Beyond (Space Stuff)

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by Juice, Jul 10, 2015.

  1. toddamus

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    I love we keep slowly revealing things out the solar system. I love that there's still the interest, still the curiosity about whats out there, how can we reach it, as as humans, how can we see it? As far as the next step, I think the next step is just getting people off of this rock and floating around the planet reliably and cheaply. The next big step I think will happen after that.

    In the 16th century the world was small, but it was hard to get anywhere so it was big because of that. In the 19th century, the world shrank because of trains, in the 20th century its become small because of planes and modern air travel. To imagine something outside of our little bubble is to reimagine how things are and really is kind of exciting. It brings up new questions new things to look at. It will bring new failures and successes.
     
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    First close up image of Pluto

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    And Charon

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    I thought this was cool too... some of Pluto discoverer Cylde Tombaugh's ashes are aboard New Horizons and will be the first human remains to leave the solar system.

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    A little bit more epic than having them scattered in a field or lake, I'd say.
     
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    I know some of the "walking robot" work that has been done in the past is tied to planetary exploration, so this seems like as good a place to post this as any.



    It's awesome that the "robot in the woods" looks like its wearing hockey shorts. And, I love that they're all walking fast, instead of just tentatively puttering around.
     
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    Everybody who likes this thread? You need to read The Martian. Finally got around to it, and just finished. It's fantastic. Not that long, so it's a quick read if you want to knock it out before the movie's release.
     
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    Co-signed; just read it myself.
     
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    I was reading another article about this when you posted this one. First of all, it IS a big deal, and I think it's awesome. Second of all, I don't have any reason to think the data doesn't indicate there is flowing water. But, confirmed? Nothing I read in either article seemed to indicate anything besides "very likely." Imho, it's not confirmed until a probe or person is holding water in a container, or something similar. Schiaparelli is jumping up and down in his grave screaming about his canals again.
     
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    I thought water was pretty much a given after they discovered a mermaid on Mars?

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    Looks more like Bigfoot to me.
     
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    Has NASA offered it tree-fiddy yet just to make sure it isn't the Loch Ness Monster?
     
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    I love that we cut our NASA budget to save money, since it was such a problem. Nevermind that in the years since, our deficit has grown exponentially. It's almost as if the pittance (budget wise) we spent on NASA wasn't really the problem.
     
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    I think Neil Degrasse Tyson said something about the 850 billion dollar bailout being larger than NASA's entire 50 year running budget, so, there's that. Politicians really do suck. And they're stupid too.
     
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