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Today, 07:25 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Small Rocket Launches in Space Exploration

SpaceX's launch of Transporter-1 is a major challenge to small rocket launches. Many of them will fail but thee will be others that will succeed....

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Today, 06:51 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

In the US at least, tiny "serving" sizes are a dodge to get around labelling laws for content and calories. By making nominal servings ridiculously...

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Today, 06:43 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

If ETI is truly I, that is, if they're smart enough to send a signal, there must be certain principles that they have mastered in physics of radio...

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Today, 01:56 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I have just CHOSEN to eat five Jojos cookies from Trader Joe's!

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Today, 01:25 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Another space race? in Space Exploration

"For China, space is both substance and symbol" https://spacenews.com/op-ed-for-china-space-is-both-substance-and-symbol/

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Yesterday, 10:29 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

We know it has happened! Just ask any pyramid builders.

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Yesterday, 09:43 PM

Swift replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

I actually think the whole arXiv before peer review is a bad idea. Even among peer-reviewed papers there is, IMO, entirely too much garbage, and I...

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Yesterday, 09:39 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Having been diagnosed with T2 Diabetes in November, this morning I had a class (via MS Teams) on it, the first of four. One of the the things the...

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Yesterday, 09:32 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

This is more "amuses" than bugs, but when you think about team names, they are pretty much all either predators (Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!)...

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Yesterday, 08:35 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm having cataract surgery on Wednesday. Since my previous (right eye) surgery earlier this month, they've modified their COVID-19 protocols to...

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Yesterday, 06:25 PM

Swift replied to a thread Earth question in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

I wonder if life would have started earlier without the cataclysmic event that formed the Moon? And if it did, would it have made any difference in...

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Yesterday, 06:14 PM

Swift replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

Agreed. And it is true not just in astronomy; I think it is probably even more prevalent in disciplines that directly affect human lives or culture...

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Yesterday, 05:00 PM

elizabeth25 started a thread Earth question in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

Hey guys, how are we all doing? been a very long time since i posted on here, i was just thinking the other day about how the moon was formed from...

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Yesterday, 04:18 PM

Swift replied to a thread Lightweight Iodine Thruster Could Help Solve Space Junk Problem in Universe Today

I have to disagree with one of the statements in the article. I would not classify iodine as "non-toxic" (nor would I classify xenon as toxic)....

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Yesterday, 02:06 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2021 in Space Exploration

There were 7 launches last January.

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Yesterday, 02:00 PM

selvaarchi started a thread NASA's Deep Space Network in Space Exploration

Could not find a tread dedicated to NASA's Deep Space Network. There is news of a new dish being added to the network. ...

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Yesterday, 01:17 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, VR, as Extravoice says, don't blame yourself. It could be a lot of things, but a test would either confirm or rule it out, impacting any...

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Yesterday, 01:09 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread A New Idea to Harness Energy From Black Holes in Universe Today

How much energy would it take to get to the nearest black hole anyway?

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Yesterday, 01:07 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

Yes, I've seen it too. All areas of information dispersal are falling prey to the Clickbait Problem; publicity for publicity's sake is driven by...

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Yesterday, 01:01 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Haven't we already communicated with dolphins? We're also in the process of learning today about interpreting how other undomesticated species...

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Yesterday, 11:42 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread United States Space Force and United States Space Command: what can they do? in Space Exploration

A article in todays "The New York Times" in support of the Space Force against the advances China has made. ...

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Yesterday, 06:05 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Test it! Absolutely. Please. Strongest possible recommendation. And make notes about who you have been in contact with in that time.

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Yesterday, 01:17 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The “Happy Face Crater” on Mars Has Been Changing Right Before Our Eyes in Universe Today

Hey, 2020 has been a crummy year for everyone!

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Yesterday, 01:13 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

GO GET TESTED! At least call your doctor. This isn't just about you! The investigators need to look at where you got it and who you might have...

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Yesterday, 12:48 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

So, I just watched this YouTube video by some guy in Florida who taste-tests old and new military rations. This one was of a 2013 British 24 Hr Cold...

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Yesterday, 12:38 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2021 in Space Exploration

The 6th launch in January as well as the 6th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX 3rd launch this year. ...

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Yesterday, 12:31 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I took that from the NASA web site :(

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2021-Jan-24, 06:20 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Moved from the non-trivial thread, where it was increasingly off-topic. While picking up before my niece came, I discovered a little brush. After a...

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2021-Jan-24, 05:11 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread The Emerging Space Economy in Space Exploration

Thank you, David! A lot of research, a lot to unpack there.

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