Silicon Investor - Astronomy Buffs

[SofaSpud] It can have Pluto's room. Pluto's getting ready to move out because it doesn't ...

SofaSpud — 11/21/2012 2:42:24 PM

It can have Pluto's room. Pluto's getting ready to move out because it doesn't get any respect.

[Stan] I hope they have some sort of galactic welfare, or at least it does not come to ...

Stan — 11/20/2012 9:34:26 PM

I hope they have some sort of galactic welfare, or at least it does not come to our neighborhood. Astronomers find 'homeless' planet wandering through space (Phys.org)—A planet that is not orbiting a star, effectively making it homeless, has been discovered by a team of University of Montreal (UdeM) researchers ...

[Stan] Perseid showers Saturday and Sunday evenings in NE sky after sunset.

Stan — 8/10/2012 4:42:08 PM

[Stan] Missed it! But, I did notice a few things starting to fade.

Stan — 7/12/2012 11:43:52 AM

[longnshort] [graphic] What about this.....the time continuum is about to be altered for th...

longnshort — 7/12/2012 11:05:41 AM

[graphic] What about this.....the time continuum is about to be altered for the first time in about 20 minutes h/t jeff

[Stan] Fascinating, as Spock would say. I downloaded the TIFF, over a half a gig, but i...

Stan — 7/8/2012 4:50:37 PM

Fascinating, as Spock would say. I downloaded the TIFF, over a half a gig, but it's worth the space (sorry, no pun intended). Thanks for that link. The ones that made the rover must be proud. I bet it would freak out anyone who went there not to see a blue sky - among other things. . .

[longnshort] 'The next best thing to being there': NASA releases the most spectacular picture...

longnshort — 7/8/2012 11:20:48 AM

'The next best thing to being there': NASA releases the most spectacular picture of Mars ever taken... in all its 360-degree glory Read more: dailymail.co.uk

[Stan] Strange nanoparticles found in meteorite-created glass beads on the moon. The M...

Stan — 6/18/2012 10:18:39 PM

Strange nanoparticles found in meteorite-created glass beads on the moon. The Moon's Peculiar Dust Gets More Peculiar Still By JEFFREY KLUGER | Time.com – 15 hrs ago The moon has never had all that much. It doesn't have atmosphere, it doesn't have water and it sure doesn't have life. What it does have though is dir...

[Stan] You're welcome. I enjoy Salman's videos. He has what's called Khanacademy, a n...

Stan — 6/18/2012 9:49:42 AM

You're welcome. I enjoy Salman's videos. He has what's called Khanacademy, a non-profit educational service covering a wide range of topics. Salman has made well over 3000 videos like this himself and hosts other videos on various topics too, making a current total of over 5000. He wants to make knowledge and learnin...

[SofaSpud] Thank you for posting that -- I'd always wondered!

SofaSpud — 6/18/2012 1:02:30 AM

[Stan] Salman Khan explains how Cepheid Variables work. [youtube video]

Stan — 6/16/2012 4:34:57 PM

[longnshort] no more dark matter. Oh well it was fun while it lasted

longnshort — 5/1/2012 12:21:30 PM

[Stan] The universe never runs out of surprises.

Stan — 5/1/2012 12:09:01 PM

[longnshort] National Geographic shared a link. [graphic] Huge "Structure" of Satellite...

longnshort — 5/1/2012 10:26:28 AM

National Geographic shared a link. [graphic] Huge "Structure" of Satellites Found Orbiting Milky Way The unexpectedly tidy grouping of galaxies and clusters spells trouble for theories of dark matter, its discoverers say.

[whenitgoesup] Hmmmmm...that's strange!

whenitgoesup — 4/27/2012 7:25:26 PM

[Stan] I thought it was generated through computers by some algorithm.

Stan — 4/25/2012 6:34:17 PM

[longnshort] yeah. always wonder how they received that. "The mechanical vibrations that can...

longnshort — 4/25/2012 6:30:19 PM

yeah. always wonder how they received that. "The mechanical vibrations that can be interpreted as sound are able to travel through all forms of matter: gases, liquids, solids, and plasmas. The matter that supports the sound is called the medium. Sound cannot travel through a vacuum." I know that area is not a ...

[Stan] Mystery solved. Ever hear this? [youtube video]

Stan — 4/25/2012 6:21:07 PM

[longnshort] [youtube video]

longnshort — 4/25/2012 5:30:39 PM

[Stan] Very strange.

Stan — 4/25/2012 4:58:35 PM

[longnshort] [youtube video] and[youtube video]

longnshort — 4/25/2012 1:54:58 PM

[Stan] Scientists have discovered a new type of alien planet — a steamy waterworld that...

Stan — 2/21/2012 10:57:08 PM

Scientists have discovered a new type of alien planet — a steamy waterworld that is larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus. The standard-bearer for this new class of exoplanet is called GJ 1214b, which astronomers first discovered in December 2009. New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggest that GJ 1...

[longnshort] [graphic] Massive networks of stripes appear in Chinese Desert Shane McGlaun...

longnshort — 11/14/2011 12:26:46 PM

[graphic] Massive networks of stripes appear in Chinese Desert Shane McGlaun, Nov 14th 2011 Discuss [200] [graphic] Worth Reading? [graphic][graphic]+289 [339 votes] Talk about your morning weird. Some people studying Google Earth for some reason managed ...

[longnshort] NASA readies launch of 'dream machine' to Mars Nov 10 04:36 PM US/Eastern ...

longnshort — 11/10/2011 4:45:54 PM

NASA readies launch of 'dream machine' to Mars Nov 10 04:36 PM US/Eastern Comments (0)Email to a friendShare on FacebookTweet this[graphic][graphic] [graphic] This artist concept shows NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a... The US space agency is getting ready to la...

[longnshort] Massive, unstoppable rock hurtles toward Earth ...

longnshort — 11/8/2011 4:25:56 PM

Massive, unstoppable rock hurtles toward Earth Tuesday - 11/8/2011, 3:51pm ET [graphic] I feel better already! (Photo courtesy of NASA) Gallery: (5 images) [graphic] ...

[longnshort] thanks

longnshort — 11/8/2011 4:21:53 PM

[Stan] Tonight, I read. 6:30 Eastern time. Too small to be seen without a telescope.

Stan — 11/8/2011 4:20:16 PM

[longnshort] Did that asteroid hit us today or is it this evening

longnshort — 11/8/2011 4:18:08 PM

[Stan] "Scientist: Sky confirms "shining moon" behind Frankenstein ReutersBy Jim Forsy...

Stan — 9/27/2011 10:47:56 PM

"Scientist: Sky confirms "shining moon" behind Frankenstein ReutersBy Jim Forsyth | Reuters – Mon, Sep 26, 2011 SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas astronomer has used science to confirm one of the most famous tales in western literature, the "bright and shining moon" over Lake Geneva that inspired an 18-year-old Mary Sh...

[longnshort] 22 September 2011 Last updated at 13:28 ET Speed-of-light exper...

longnshort — 9/22/2011 3:23:53 PM

22 September 2011 Last updated at 13:28 ET Speed-of-light experiments give baffling result at Cern By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News [graphic] The neutrinos are fired de...

[longnshort] lolol that's the first thing I thought when I saw the news

longnshort — 9/8/2011 10:19:03 PM

[J.B.C.] Uh-oh, That's really going to fire up the nuts that don't believe we actually we...

J.B.C. — 9/8/2011 6:43:07 PM

Uh-oh, That's really going to fire up the nuts that don't believe we actually went to the moon. Bet they'll say that was just a picture taken of a lunar surface model in a Hollywood studio.

[longnshort] Astronauts' tracks, trash seen in new moon photos [graphic] By SETH BORENSTEIN ...

longnshort — 9/7/2011 2:10:15 PM

Astronauts' tracks, trash seen in new moon photos [graphic] By SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer | AP – 22 hrs ago [graphic] REUTERS - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) image released on September 6, 2011 shows the Apollo 17 site on the moon, where the tracks laid down by the lunar rover are clearly ...

[The Pre Beakerite] Solar Sun Spot Activity and the Financial Markets Mar 30, 2011 article. mar...

The Pre Beakerite — 8/15/2011 5:57:07 PM

Solar Sun Spot Activity and the Financial Markets Mar 30, 2011 article. marketoracle.co.uk there are a number of links on the subject.

[longnshort] Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad? ...

longnshort — 8/12/2011 11:14:53 AM

Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad? [graphic] This aurora australis image was taken during a geomagnetic storm that was most likely caused by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun on May 29, 2010 from The International Space Station ...

[Stan] Coal-Black Alien Planet Is Darkest Ever Seen. An alien world blacker than coal,...

Stan — 8/11/2011 10:00:05 PM

Coal-Black Alien Planet Is Darkest Ever Seen. An alien world blacker than coal, the darkest planet known, has been discovered in the galaxy. The world in question is a giant the size of Jupiter known as TrES-2b. NASA's Kepler spacecraft detected it lurking around the yellow sun-like star GSC 03549-02811 some 750 ligh...