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An article about how earth could have got hold of so much water. It was too hot to hold onto any when it first formed so it must have arrived later when its surface had cooled down.

Winchcombe meteorite bolsters Earth water theory https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63631563

This is quite fascinating and not just for the main theme. It almost casually throws in where this little meteorite came from and when. It’s truly amazing how much we can learn from just a little bit of rock.
 
Fascinating video about the development of a working interplanetary fusion propulsion drive later this decade. The fact it's mainly a UK development worries me though - we are really great at inventing things like this, then letting some Far Eastern country develop it into a huge commercial success instead of doing it ourselves!

Mind you - seeing is believing with such a project - I do hope it comes off though, and it does sound plausible.

 
Interesting take on how typical our solar system is compared with others out there in the universe, and whether humanity is unique. Personally, I'm inclined to think that ours is very special based on the descriptions of many other planetary systems out there over the last 20 years. The Fermi paradox is of course highly suggestive too. But the decades go by, technology improves and we find out more and more - the perspective can change fundamentally as new information comes in and is analysed. It would be sad if we are alone, but maybe that's the most likely situation at the moment. Mind you, if we are not, that might be more scary than being alone.

 
 
This video is quite long, at over 30 minutes, but it's fascinating as possible genuine evidence of alien visitors to the solar system. It could well turn out that the novel Rendevous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke was prophetic rather than only a work of fiction.

Michio Kaku Just Released New Data About ‘Oumuamua
 
John K said:
possible genuine evidence of alien visitors to the solar system.
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Best evidence so far! I hope we chase it down. I'd really like to get a better look at that thing.
 
John K said:
Maybe they come in threes like the Rama ships?
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I'm gonna go with Borg.

...only they found resistance to their momentum to be futile.
 
The world's largest digital camera produces its first images
8.4-meter telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.
 
John K said:
I dread to think what kind of camera strap it needs 😂
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My man, can I interest you in a full-body dual harness of the finest veg-tanned leather?

Lulz,
Ian
 
aeon said:
My man, can I interest you in a full-body dual harness of the finest veg-tanned leather?

Lulz,
Ian
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Along with a 100 ft high exoskeleton maybe :D
 
I really enjoyed reading through this thread. I am fascinated by astronomy. There is so much unexplored by man and my mind shifts in all directions with this knowledge from the oceans to the galaxies to everything in between. I am intrigued by any topic that gets my mind racing but have struggled to find a place where I can discuss it openly with others (think I have finally found it - usually I bore people and they disengage so once I see their eyes glaze over I know I’ve lost them and I stop talking) I get so much out of this topic, psychology, physiology, biology, as well as many other topics that keep and holds my interest. Thank you for creating this forum it has been so insightful and each day there is something more for me to ponder and reflect upon. I’m so excited to be among so many like minded individuals. I mostly spend my time in book stores, libraries, and coffee shops trying to absorb as much information as I can. Nothing makes me happier than finding others who I can bounce ideas off of.
 
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