/dev/null Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/1/18163039/nasa-new-horizons-flyby-ultima-thule-signal-confirmation-success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Ya, a frozen rock that is 4.5 billion years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Did that come out of the Pacific Ocean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 That's the weirdest ski rack yet 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Tiberius said: Ya, a frozen rock that is 4.5 billion years old. We used to have one of those, at the corner of Jefferson & Best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Ultima Thule is hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 3 hours ago, bbb said: Ultima Thule is hot. She's got a pig face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Interesting name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Interesting article, thanks for posting. This thing reminds me that the idea of really fast space travel seems dangerous. Imagine going, say, 25% the speed of light from point A to point B. There's so much random junk floating all over the place out there. How would you see it and avoid it in time? They tried to address this problem in Star Wars when Han Solo said something like "the computer needs to map our route so we don't fly into a star" or something like that, but that assumes you know where everything is and have an accurate map. Plus, everything, even the stable stuff, is moving all the time. You would have to devise some type of technology that pushes stuff out of the way of the space craft or something like that, so even if something was in your way, it wouldn't hit you. Anyone have a solution to this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Interesting article, thanks for posting. This thing reminds me that the idea of really fast space travel seems dangerous. Imagine going, say, 25% the speed of light from point A to point B. There's so much random junk floating all over the place out there. How would you see it and avoid it in time? They tried to address this problem in Star Wars when Han Solo said something like "the computer needs to map our route so we don't fly into a star" or something like that, but that assumes you know where everything is and have an accurate map. Plus, everything, even the stable stuff, is moving all the time. You would have to devise some type of technology that pushes stuff out of the way of the space craft or something like that, so even if something was in your way, it wouldn't hit you. Anyone have a solution to this problem? Likelihood of hitting a random object (ie not a planet/star/moon what have you) during space travel is as close to zero as possible. Space is ***** huge. I mean, they named it 'space'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Likelihood of hitting a random object (ie not a planet/star/moon what have you) during space travel is as close to zero as possible. Space is ***** huge. I mean, they named it 'space'. Done some calculations on that have you? Didn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Done some calculations on that have you? Didn't think so. Let me put it this way: some time in the next 5 billion years the Milky Way is going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy. That's about 1 trillion stars from the bad guys and over 300 billion for the good guys combined crashing into each other. And it's STILL almost 100% likely no stellar collisions (ie stars hitting each other) occur between two GALAXIES colliding due to the immense distances involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Brian May was an astrophysics major in the early 70s. On the side, he played lead guitar in the band Queen. He finished his BS and MS, and then became a full-time musician. About ten years ago, he returned to school, completed his PhD in astrophysics, and became a collaborating scientist on the New Horizons spacecraft mission - the one that passed Pluto a few years ago, and recently encountered Ultima Thule. In honor of the mission, Dr. May wrote and recorded this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, GoBills808 said: Let me put it this way: some time in the next 5 billion years the Milky Way is going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy. That's about 1 trillion stars from the bad guys and over 300 billion for the good guys combined crashing into each other. And it's STILL almost 100% likely no stellar collisions (ie stars hitting each other) occur between two GALAXIES colliding due to the immense distances involved. And will that result in the destruction of one or both galaxies, or both galaxies coalescing into a single larger galaxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, /dev/null said: And will that result in the destruction of one or both galaxies, or both galaxies coalescing into a single larger galaxy? https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/su200822 But I think Milkomeda needs some work tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocemur Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 hours ago, GoBills808 said: Likelihood of hitting a random object (ie not a planet/star/moon what have you) during space travel is as close to zero as possible. Space is ***** huge. I mean, they named it 'space'. Consider a different version of the problem. Say you wanted to go somewhere directly across the galaxy. You would likely want to avoid the super massive black hole at the center of the galaxy. So you go around it, but should you stay in the plane of the galaxy or go "above" the plane, sort of like an airplane going over the pole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, ocemur said: Consider a different version of the problem. Say you wanted to go somewhere directly across the galaxy. You would likely want to avoid the super massive black hole at the center of the galaxy. So you go around it, but should you stay in the plane of the galaxy or go "above" the plane, sort of like an airplane going over the pole? Depends on who's driving imo...myself I'm heading straight for the event horizon just to see what's up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Nextmanup said: This thing reminds me that the idea of really fast space travel seems dangerous. Anyone have a solution to this problem? simple, just warp space and you can travel infinite distances without having to go through space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 6:14 PM, coloradobillsfan said: simple, just warp space and you can travel infinite distances without having to go through space Thanks! I'll pop down to Space Warp 'R Us and pick up a Space Warper. Easy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Thanks! I'll pop down to Space Warp 'R Us and pick up a Space Warper. Easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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