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2021-Apr-20, 11:35 PM

Cougar replied to a thread Change in Gravity in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Thanks for that excellent rundown, kpatz. I hadn't before heard the bolded part above -- a rather existential question regarding dear Earth itself! ...

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2021-Apr-20, 08:03 PM

Cougar replied to a thread Difference between sample and population standard deviation in Science and Technology

This sounds like a "homework problem," the answers to which are not typically supplied here at Cosmoquest, preferring that you learn the details...

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2021-Apr-20, 12:47 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

As expected, you show fear.

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2021-Apr-20, 12:31 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

Stop the delaying. Answer Van Rijn's questions first. That's a direct request. You seem reluctant to answer our questions, but they are not going...

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2021-Apr-19, 11:16 PM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

To start, why not, at long last, answer Van Rijn’s questions? He’s asked you to do so several times already, and you have thus far pretended...

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2021-Apr-19, 10:25 PM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

“His pants spontaneously burst into flame.” I note for the record your continuing a pattern of responding without answering. You were not asked...

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2021-Apr-19, 08:20 PM

Garrison replied to a thread China's Tianwen-1 mission in Space Exploration

Announcing an announcement? Seems a rather pointless article.

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2021-Apr-19, 05:55 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

You seem to forget that you alone bear a burden of supporting your position. So far you’ve not come close to meeting that burden, so the default...

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2021-Apr-19, 05:02 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

That’s pretty absurd, Lord Foul. Have you ever eaten a banana? If you have, then you have violated your own prohibition. “The dose makes the...

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2021-Apr-18, 08:49 AM

Garrison replied to a thread China is making headway with cooperation with other countries excluding US. in Space Exploration

Not sure how that addresses the 'not all are nefarious' issue.

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2021-Apr-17, 07:21 PM

Garrison replied to a thread China is making headway with cooperation with other countries excluding US. in Space Exploration

'But not all' is hardly reassuring. Like 'Look I only mug some of the people I meet'. :rolleyes:

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2021-Apr-17, 08:54 AM

Garrison replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

With 20-20 hindsight it sort of makes sense. SpaceX was already committed to developing a lot of the technology involved in the lander for the...

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2021-Apr-17, 08:45 AM

Garrison replied to a thread China is making headway with cooperation with other countries excluding US. in Space Exploration

I think that's an important point. 10-15 years when it was China's centrally controlled space program versus the cosy club of NASA, congress, and...

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2021-Apr-16, 09:07 PM

Garrison replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Well I really didn't see this one coming: Elon Musk’s SpaceX beats Bezos’ Blue Origin in NASA contest to build astronaut lunar lander

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2021-Apr-16, 07:05 PM

Garrison replied to a thread China is making headway with cooperation with other countries excluding US. in Space Exploration

That makes little sense since the major players in commercial spaceflight are largely based in the USA.

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2021-Apr-16, 04:38 PM

Cougar replied to a thread New ‘difficult to explain’ declassified Ufo lead to 'Fake Alien Invasion' theory in Conspiracy Theories

Yeah, I noticed that. I also noticed the (pretty mainstream) news show I was watching ended the report with the amateurish speculation "Well,...

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2021-Apr-13, 08:49 PM

Garrison replied to a thread China is making headway with cooperation with other countries excluding US. in Space Exploration

Here's an article marking the 60th anniversary of Gagarin's flight and pointing out the poor state of the current program, as well as pointing out an...

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2021-Apr-13, 04:09 PM

Cougar started a thread Gravitational lensing => cosmological parameters in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Gaia recently found 12 new Einstein crosses. The article also notes that: “Quasars are intrinsically variable objects, and because the light in...

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2021-Apr-12, 04:26 PM

Cougar replied to a thread Pants fitting in Off-Topic Babbling

You've been indulging? You misread your existing jeans, which are actually 38s? The Universe is contracting, but you're not participating in...

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