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Bernard
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Sep 12, 2019 04:28AM
How can anyone NOT be fascinated by exoplanets? (And exomoons and sub-moons) Are you working on the theory of how planets are formed?
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Hold the fort. Comet Borisov, passing by in December, is an exocomet!
Bernard wrote: "How can anyone NOT be fascinated by exoplanets? (And exomoons and sub-moons) Are you working on the theory of how planets are formed?"Yes. In 2011 I self-published an ebook "Planetary Formation and Biogenesis" which summarises what I believed was relevant then (over 600 references on essentially different aspects), followed by my theory. The difference between me and everyone else is that everyone knows you have to start from dust. The standard theory starts off by assuming that this accretes into planetesimals, and gravity causes these collide to form embryos, and these collide to form planets. The problem is nobody has a clue how planetesimals form. Gravity is too weak with small things. My argument is the primary start is through chemistry, which is why the different planets have different compositions.
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Indeed! Comet Borisov will be a lovely Christmas present for all lovers of exocomets.
The statement that there is a "bright coma" is suggestive that it will be worth while looking out for it. I wonder which hemisphere it will be best seen (or even just seen) from?
I know this is not space related, but I feel that members should see ithttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...
Bernard wrote: "I know this is not space related, but I feel that members should see ithttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en..."
'Slice off one of its antennae and drink the goo that comes out. For snack purposes, you understand.'
This brand of humour is very becoming to me. I shall peruse that article more thoroughly.🤓
Amusing yes, but it makes me queasy.
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There is something wrong with that. The elevator is supposed to be from the moon (that's OK) to a geostationary point above the Earth. If it were geostationary, it would be above the same place on Earth, which means as the Earth rotates it would have to wind itself around the earth. I suppose it must be to a place that is geostationary above the Moon, or maybe Earth-Moon first Lagrange position, but I fail to see the point. The big problem is to lift stuff off Earth, and that problem remains.
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The fact that it is developing a tail already suggests it might give good viewing later in the year when it gets closer to the sun.
I think it is jealous of its tail.(Like Lord Monboddo)
I wonder why they just didn't regenerate the old Saturn, as this one seems not to be bigger. (They write "biggest SINCE Saturn)
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Within Months, 6 Quiet Galaxies Became Blazing Quasars And Scientists Don't Know How
Grasshopper wrote: "https://www.sciencealert.com/six-gala...Within Months, 6 Quiet Galaxies Became Blazing Quasars And Scientists Don't Know How"
So, galaxies behaving strangely, and changing quickly. Could ours do the same? Oh no, something else to worry about!
Don't worry, be happy. There isn't much you could do about it anyway. Also if the strange ones are far enough away, that is so far in the cosmic past that maybe by now they've got over it.
Recall the important lifestyle: "Wot? Me worry?"
Yes, the immortal words of the philosopher Alfred E Neuman.
The Earth has aligned to give us the autumn equinox (in the northern hemisphere).And, on a literary note, here is a poem for the new season ....
https://mailchi.mp/poetryfoundation/z...
Bernard wrote: "The Earth has aligned to give us the autumn equinox (in the northern hemisphere).And, on a literary note, here is a poem for the new season ....
https://mailchi.mp/poetryfoundation/z......"
More to the point, here summer is coming. Yay!
I wish all southern hemisphere dwellers joy of their summer.
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Indeed it does, and recall, you will have your turn in the not too distant future.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-...
Careless of them, Bernard. However, there are some other oddities (including one "planet" that is about 56 times as big as Jupiter) and I suspect the explanation in the BBC link, namely disk collapse, might be correct, although what starts it is a bit of a puzzle.
The universe is certainly a puzzling place!
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https://www.space.com/shapeshifting-r...
It looks like robot designers are also puzzling :-)
I have placed my order for a pair of minibots.
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🌌Tim Peake thinks it will only take us 50 years to live on Mars
https://www.express.co.uk/news/scienc...
🌌Unpiloted Japanese Cargo Ship Delivers Fresh Batteries and More to Space Station
https://www.space.com/japanese-cargo-...
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