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[Sandra]

They are 'space' cookies!

[Bernard]

Update on the Voyagers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Bordeaux wine fired into space to test ageing
Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/bo...

[Alexis]

Drunk aliens are the best bet for us in a space war!

[Ian]

Grasshopper wrote: "Bordeaux wine fired into space to test ageing
Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/bo..."

Longer lifetime in the absence of astronauts :-)

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Ha,ha. Guaranteed.

[Bradley]

Alexis wrote: "Drunk aliens are the best bet for us in a space war!"

That's a thought! I would still say it's a waste of good tipple.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Space Hotel Idea Is Wild. But Could We Build It by 2025?
https://www.space.com/gateway-foundat...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Bradley wrote: "Alexis wrote: "Drunk aliens are the best bet for us in a space war!"

That's a thought! I would still say it's a waste of good tipple."

All in the name of science.🤓

[Alexis]

In the name of astronomy you mean?🤔

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Sure. Whatever rocks your space boat. 🙄😁

[Ian]

I suppose the illustration in the link is possible, but I suspect that the artist really has his room upside down ( based on the wall/ceiling curvature). 😕😕

[Bradley]

ISS would be a good benchmark to begin with

[Bernard]

I think a good name would be the Holiday Space Inn.

[Bernard]

Boeing in the lunar trips business

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

If it works, a new version of "Boeing Boeing" will be required.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Amazing! It's going to happen very soon.

[Bradley]

Ian wrote: "I suppose the illustration in the link is possible, but I suspect that the artist really has his room upside down ( based on the wall/ceiling curvature). 😕😕"

At any point of time, they would all be floating in zero gravity. Which side would indeed be the right side up?🤔

[Ian]

I think the idea is that it is a spinning wheel to get centrifugal gravity, in which case the curvature would be on the outside, but that is where the force takes you. I suppose it could be on the inner side of a torus, but that would have its own issues.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

The 'Three-Body Problem' Has Perplexed Astronomers Since Newton Formulated It. A.I. Just Cracked It in Under a Second.
https://www.livescience.com/ai-solves...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Genetically modifying human cells with DNA from a TARDIGRADE could help astronauts withstand the deadly effects of long-distance space travel 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: "The 'Three-Body Problem' Has Perplexed Astronomers Since Newton Formulated It. A.I. Just Cracked It in Under a Second.
https://www.livescience.com/ai-solves..."

Praise to AI !!! I pledge my allegiance to the bots master race when they take over the world.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Ha,ha. The day is already here!

[Ian]

Grasshopper wrote: "The 'Three-Body Problem' Has Perplexed Astronomers Since Newton Formulated It. A.I. Just Cracked It in Under a Second.
https://www.livescience.com/ai-solves..."

Misleading. There is no general analytic solution to the three-body problem, although under certain circumstances such as a star, a planet, and something small Lagrange showed there are some special solutions. I think you will find that the AI merely did a lot of computations.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

What would we do without you Ian. 😊
Thanks for making it sound simple.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Asteroid terror: NASA spot mammoth space rock to hit Earth's orbit five days before X-mas
https://www.express.co.uk/news/scienc...

Is this fake news?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Confirmed: Voyager 2 Finally Reaches Interstellar Space, 42 Years After Its Launch
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/6...

[Ian]

Grasshopper wrote: "Asteroid terror: NASA spot mammoth space rock to hit Earth's orbit five days before X-mas
https://www.express.co.uk/news/scienc......"

I checked NASA, and apparently there are five that could do real damage that are coming close in November, but they will miss by about 3 million miles. Don't panic :-)

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Hmmm...I guess 3 million miles are something. 🤞

[Alexis]

That's almost as far as Jupiter! We are definitely safe GB.

[Bernard]

Alexis wrote: "That's almost as far as Jupiter! We are definitely safe GB."

Correct. Neither she nor Captain Mainwaring should panic.

[Bernard]

My favourite stars

Number 1: Arcturus

It is a star in the constellation Bootes (the herdsman). The name means bear keeper. It is a red giant, and is the 4th brightest star in our sky. It is actually quite close, only 36 light years away.

[Graham]

Very informative chat.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

I agree. I have learnt so much more here than in all my years of schooling! 😅

[Bernard]

There it goes !!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

[Alexis]

Ah! Just in time! Thanks.

[Bernard]

Hayabusa returns

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Hats off to Japanese precision. The rest of the world still ponders over landing on celestial bodies with less complicated orbits. 🤔

[Alexis]

Hats off indeed!

[Bernard]

Is it defying the Laws of Chemistry?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_an...

[Beatrice]

The curious case of gas?

[Bernard]

Space pic of the day

https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

WHY SOME SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THE UNIVERSE IS CONSCIOUS
https://mindmatters.ai/2019/08/why-so...


STAR SPOTTED FLYING THROUGH UNIVERSE AT BLISTERING SPEED AFTER BEING THROWN OUT BY BLACK HOLE
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...

[Alexis]

Grasshopper wrote: "WHY SOME SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THE UNIVERSE IS CONSCIOUS
https://mindmatters.ai/2019/08/why-so...

Spooky!

STAR SPOTTED FLYING THROUGH UNIVERSE AT BLISTERING SPEE..."

A time traveller?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Scientists back planetary defence mission to 'nudge' asteroid out of orbit 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2...

[Bernard]

Nudge nudge ... know what I mean?

On this day

https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-d...

[Beatrice]

Bernard wrote: "Nudge nudge ... know what I mean?
Nope! Please explain! 🤔

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

NASA MAKES THEIR ENTIRE MEDIA LIBRARY PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND COPYRIGHT FREE
https://www.diyphotography.net/nasa-m...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Space hotel with artificial gravity will be in orbit by 2025
https://bigthink.com/technology-innov...

[Ian]

Grasshopper wrote: "NASA MAKES THEIR ENTIRE MEDIA LIBRARY PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND COPYRIGHT FREE
https://www.diyphotography.net/nasa-m..."

Excellent news

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Exactly! Also one is assured of the veracity of the source