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NASAs new exoplanet finding satellite

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    ps200306
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    Posted these on another thread before ... Dr. Sara Seager from MIT with various tidbits about TESS:







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    slade_x
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    ps200306 wrote: »
    Posted these on another thread before ... Dr. Sara Seager from MIT with various tidbits about TESS:

    I remember those : post 12 of How are "earth like" planets identified? ;)


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    Beeker
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    I'v seen them before very informative and interesting. Thanks for reposting. What a great time to be alive, think of the great minds who have gone before us who would love to be alive today and see what we can do. :)


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    Rubecula
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    looks like we will never get there in my lifetime but as long as progress is constant we will get there one day.


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    mickmackey1
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    Beeker wrote: »
    What a great time to be alive, think of the great minds who have gone before us who would love to be alive today and see what we can do. :)
    I don't know, I think the present situation is frustrating. We know there is a tremendous diversity of worlds out there, but we actually know less about them than Columbus knew about America. The citizens of the future are luckier (if we don't f***ing wipe everything out).


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Rubecula wrote: »
    looks like we will never get there in my lifetime but as long as progress is constant we will get there one day.



    Gaia_DR2_numbers_600w.jpg

    http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60146-how-many-stars-to-expect-in-gaia-s-second-data-release/
    Closer to home, the new data set will contain the position of 14 099 known Solar System objects – mostly asteroids – based on more than 1.5 million observations.

    14,099 solar system objects are the only places we could reach within our lifetime but plenty of materials to build habitats.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    TESS Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is due to lift off on a Falcon at 23:32 tonight.


    NASA TV HD is FTA on Hotbird 13E 11373 H 27500
    Showing view from orbit at the moment


    Webcast
    https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html


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    greedygoblin
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    Delayed now til Wednesday at the earliest.


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    Josip007
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    Do it well. Take all the time you need. This is important for you ... and so for us.


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