Space and Science BS Thread

1. I know lots of cool exciting science has happened in my lifetime, but I still think the most incredible thing thats ever happened was making it to the moon and I wish I'd been alive to see it.

You will be alive to see it. Over and over again. You'll even be able to go there yourself.

2. Magnetism is wild and it blows my mind. I've heard that the earths pole may be in for a shift in the not so distant future.

Possibly. But even if it does, most of us won't notice.

3. I never took physics in school. I think I'd like to learn some physics. Can anyone recommend a good book to start?

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Old, but it provides a great baseline.

4. Anyone willing to share their black hole theories?

Gateways to other universes.

Thats a lot. Feel free to ignore any or all, but I thought I'd throw out some of the stuff rattling around in my brain.

 

For some reason, I got a notification that you tagged me in this post.

 

Yes sir. You were tagged. See the tiny font in the post at the very bottom.

 

https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1523442629932765184?s=21&t=H-qY48JwmypWYXor_PaEEw

He said in another tweet once operational, Vulcan could achieve a 2 week launch cadance.

 

I don't see it. I even highlighted everything in case you made the words white.

That's incredibly slow compared to Starship.

 

Is it really though? Vulcan is essentially using proven technology and methods, there isn't much doubt that it will work and can sustain that launch cadence if production keeps up with the usage. Starship on the other hand is all about new technology and methods and has only made a single successful suborbital flight.

 

If we're going by "flights 'once operational'" metrics, Starship will fly once every 45 minutes versus twice a week of Vulcan.

 

It’s in bold.










BTW, thanks for the tip on using white for fonts. Good ammunition for future shenanigans

 

That’s all if Starship actually works and if there is actually profitable payloads to fly every 45 minutes. Twice a week is pretty reasonable for an orbital launch, 30 launches a day is not.

 

I totally missed all that in the quote.

 

I think since matter can't be created or destoyed (Law of Conservation of Mass), that black holes do indeed transport things. I just doubt they are in their original 'configurations' after passing through a gravity well...

 

I don't think so. I think the mass is just added to the infinitely dense core at the center.

 

If that's the case, you'd think the whole universe would eventually collapse in on itself. New doomsday theory?

 

Read today that they have pulled the $$ plug from the Sophia program.

No more "fly by night" astronomical discoveries. ;-)

 

“Martian Dust!” Spoken with a shaken fist like a frustrated Col. Klink.
https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1523659819500122118?s=21&t=vLQeEseyh0hKXHBLluujJA

Here’s to hoping for a big blow so the little guy can keep on keeping on

 

Noooo!!

*edit: back in communication
https://www.space.com/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-blackout-dust

 

I mean, probably. The vast distances involved combined with the infinite expansion of the known universe will push that down the road a bit though.

 

https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1524002898325262337?s=21&t=vLQeEseyh0hKXHBLluujJA

Guardedly excited

 

Me too. We should probably confirm this with @Hunterdc1...

 

5-19 1854 is a go as of my 0700 meeting today.