That was pretty cool to watch, though... and I have to say, they have a very, very cool webcast setup. Their camera work, the supporting graphics, the commentary and split screens, and the live Launch Control audio, are all incredibly professional and interesting.
Probably the best part of that is that they are using an actual rocket scientist as the commentator, not some Ken Doll from a communications program.
Astronomers spot galaxy a record 13.4 billion light-years from Earth http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016...ion-light-years-from-earth.html?intcmp=hplnws "By employing a different technique — one that has raised some skepticism — a team of astronomers exposed a time period they'd thought was impossible to observe with today's technology."
I call it a win. SpaceX got their payload in orbit but hard-landed their vehicle on the barge. But GODDAMN that's a durable barge. Good craftsmanship, folks.
The Falcon9. Two-stage, with single engine re-entry vehicle. Far cheaper than previous NASA projects so aside from giving us cool videos, working out the kinks is far less costly.
This is awesome. Possible break through against MS. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/...sted-was-close-to-curative.html?intcmp=hphz01 Since MS runs in my family and my mother wasn't even diagnosed with it until she was almost 70, I hope to hell they're on the right track.
Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/juno/ There's nothing in there about Kubrick, though.
Honestly, the part from 0:33 to 2:00 made me get a little emotional as Juno got closer and closer. That's ACTUAL celestial harmonic motion observed up close, not a computer-animated simulation. Just incredible.
Possible Earth-like planet orbiting the star nearest to our own. Appears to be roughly the right size, is rocky/terrestrial, and within the range for liquid water. It still comes with a few problems. There isn't any certainty yet that the planet has an atmosphere. It also seems likely that the planet receives too much radiation to support life. The planet may not be spinning, which would mean life is still possible, but the habitable zone would probably be quite small. Regardless, just a fascinating discovery and a shock that it comes so close to home. It's actually within the range we could conceivably send a probe, and even colonize in the distant future. Of course, even after a probe arrived it'd still takes 4 years just to send the images back. What it means for a lot of us is that while we still probably won't ever meet aliens, we might be the first generation to see aliens.
The rotation of the earth plays a big part in the generation f our magnetic field, which help protect us from the radiation coursing through space, making life here possible. The lack of spin would be problematic, but that doesn't mean life hasnt arisen there in some form. This is an incredibly exciting discovery.
Space X capsule returns to earth today. When people see the rockets touch down, they see the insane speed of the landings but have no idea of the scale of the Falcon9. Well, they are fucking monsters:
In better Space News, New Horizons has made another incredible find. That's NOT snow or ice on Pluto's mountains. It's frozen methane. Saturn's giant moon Titan has lakes and oceans of methane, Pluto is caked with it.
Commercial Airlock to be added to Space Station http://www.space.com/35610-international-space-station-commercial-airlock-2019.html Awesome.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a25336/seven-earth-like-planets-trappist-1/ Found 3 planets in the goldilocks zone, out of 7 in the system. They have been looking at stars roughly the same as our. This sun is a little bit bigger then Jupiter.
Awesome. This needs to be part of one of the Star Wars movies. They are constantly going to other planets with interesting other considerations, and that would be cool. Like, all the development would probably be in the gray zones, right along where the shadow begins. But, there would be outposts out in the desert(?) areas, and crazy, oddly developed people that live in the heart of the darkness. MOLE PEOPLE! Luke: Of course I'll face Ren, but first I've got a friend I need to go see on Trappist Seven. He's blind, but in some ways he sees more than anyone I know.
Imagine the race wars. It's Darkness vs. The Light. People of the light constantly tease the Darkness people by deflecting the sun off vanity mirrors onto their side of the planet, annoying them during diving competitions.