The Universe is AWESOME!

TheValeyard

Georges Lemaître birthday today, has he gotten a mentioned today?
He made some serious contributions to our understanding of the universe.

_Kaiser_

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

[evil Picard]

I read that actually.. It was great I never liked the direction they went in DS9 but it was redeemed by that series.

TheValeyard

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

I read that actually.. It was great I never liked the direction they went in DS9 but it was redeemed by that series.

The auld Battered Stargazer looked awesome. They were great issues.

Kermit.de.frog

Are we still on for 2024?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbSGp4WIBsQ

It would be hilarious if, with Brexit, it actually was 2024.

Kermit.de.frog

Andromeda Galaxy

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/amazing-pictures-planets-the-sun-galaxies-and-northern-lights-2018/

Kermit.de.frog

I don't know what it is but it sounds dangerous. Sign me up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ipwho-kxkI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGFcC5IZyvs

Kermit.de.frog

A meteor filmed in Australia yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xsieVk7HJI

Kermit.de.frog

A pair of Japanese rovers have sent back a group of photos and the first-ever video recorded on the surface of an asteroid


https://twitter.com/haya2e_jaxa/status/1045278816619261953

Japan’s MINERVA-II rovers - MINERVA II2 and MINERVA II1 - traversed the surface of Ryugu, an asteroid located 174 million miles from Earth's surface and documented what they found.

Potential-Monke

At least we know the Japanese will save us when Armageddon happens, considering Bruce is a bit old now. Still up for letting Afleck do the job though, especially if he doesn't come back!

Kermit.de.frog

Sun taken this month.

Liamalone

I farted

Sin City

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Sun taken this month.

Is that the ISS or a TIE Fighter in the foreground ?

josip

ISS and it's a combo shot.
But not 100% fake.


https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/iss-sun-photo?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

rossie1977

Our sun is big by human terms



But absolutely tiny when compared to the biggest stars in the galaxy.



If you put UY Scuti in he place of our sun it' would likely reach as far as orbit of Saturn.

Former Observer

Meh. Pales in comparison to human music, art and literature.

Nice photoshop skills though.

Kivaro

Former Observer wrote: »

Meh. Pales in comparison to human music, art and literature.

Nice photoshop skills though.

Now I understand why you are a former observer.

Atoms for Peace

JupiterKid wrote: »

It is indeed OP. That’s why I’ve had an interest in astronomy since I was about 17.

Just look at this close up image of the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter, taken by the orbiting Juno probe. Surreal!!:cool:

Looks scary.

Fourier

Former Observer wrote: »

Meh. Pales in comparison to human music, art and literature.

Nice photoshop skills though.

Such a non sequitur. What's even the relation? Star = science "versus" stuff from "arts". It's like seeing a photo of a mountain and saying "it's no Proust". It's as tiresome as when people in science tell me they don't read poetry because it's not logical enough.

Former Observer

Fourier wrote: »

Such a non sequitur. What's even the relation? Star = science "versus" stuff from "arts". It's like seeing a photo of a mountain and saying "it's no Proust". It's as tiresome as when people in science tell me they don't read poetry because it's not logical enough.

I'm just not that impressed by it. You should be able to accept that. The vast, vast majority of human beings are endlessly fascinated by the stars. It would be boring if we all liked the same things.

I believe that the material universe corresponds to our perception of it. Orthodox, materialist thinking has created a nihilistic universe. Expectation is what creates reality, and in an age of pure mytholgy and metaphor the universe could be a lot of things more interesting than empty space and burning gasses passed through through a few photoshop filters.

firemansam4

10000maniacs wrote:

Intelligent life on other worlds is not inevitable. After 12 billion years there should be billions of unmanned probes randomly traversing the universe if intelligent life is inevitable. Why have none ever crashed into the Moon or Mars. Even we have half a dozen floating around in space, a few have already left our solar system. Multiply that by 6 sextillion and some should have come our way after 12 billion years.

I know I'm quoting an old post but just one thing on this...

Our Galaxy the milkyway has over 100 billion stars, it may be possible that only a small percentage harbour intelligent life.
Let's say 1 million stars harbored intelligent life and let's say on average each civilisation sent out 1000 probes to other systems then there would only be a 1% or less chance a probe would have made it to our system.
I could be wrong on my figures, I'm sure some will point it out if I am wrong..

Also I think any probes that crashed into Mars millions of years ago would be buried in dust now and all signs would probably be well gone.

Bobblehats

firemansam4 wrote: »

Our Galaxy the milkyway has over 100 billion stars, it may be possible that only a small percentage harbour intelligent life.

Well the way I heard it from some chap on tv the other night was that there are approximately 100 billion stars in the galaxy. I thought to myself that’s a nice round number, nice to know they’re all accounted for..

Hector Savage

Think it's closer to 300 billion now, incredible really.
and the around the same amount of galaxies in the universe.

It just blows my mind.

Hector Savage

This always blows my mind too ... just a section of the Andromeda

4K version if you can support it - https://youtu.be/udAL48P5NJU

MonkieSocks

international space station live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4993sBLAzGA

JupiterKid

Mountains of Mars as seen by the Curiosity rover, shortly after landing in 2012.

Kermit.de.frog

That's Co Wicklow.

Professor Moriarty

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

That's Co Wicklow.

Nope. It's the Burren.

rossie1977

Speaking of mountains on Mars, Olympus Mons is not only tallest mountain on Mars its the tallest in our solar system. At 16 miles or 72,000 feet in height its almost three times as tall as Mount Everest.

Hector Savage

rossie1977 wrote: »

Speaking of mountains on Mars, Olympus Mons is not only tallest mountain on Mars its the tallest in our solar system. At 16 miles or 72,000 feet in height its almost three times as tall as Mount Everest.

And apparently the slope is so gentle, you can't see the peak, there is a horizon on the mountainside ....

Ineedaname

rossie1977 wrote: »

Speaking of mountains on Mars, Olympus Mons is not only tallest mountain on Mars its the tallest in our solar system. At 16 miles or 72,000 feet in height its almost three times as tall as Mount Everest.

Not anymore. It lost that title to the peak in the Rheasilvia crater on the asteroid Vesta.