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Boldly going where we already went fifty years ago
January 24, 2020
Two men make “Earth sandwich” 20,000 kilometers apart
January 20, 2020
File under “strange reasons to study Earth science in school” and “things to do when you have far too much free time.”
It’s a Nice Model you’ve got there, Mars. Be a shame if something happened to it…
January 12, 2020
“Without this instability, Mars likely would have had a mass closer to Earth’s and would be a very different, perhaps more Earth-like, planet compared to what it is today.”
Damn you, Jupiter and Saturn! Why couldn’t you have just stayed in your orbits and left Mars alone? (Shakes fist futilely at night sky.)
— Read on www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2018/5/10/the-giant-planets-in-the-solar-system-stunted-the-growth-of-mars
The Trappist Family of Planets has a hard core!
August 2, 2019
In February of 2017, a team of European astronomers announced the discovery
of a seven-planet system orbiting the nearby star TRAPPIST-1. Aside from
the fact that all seven planets were rocky, there was the added bonus of
three of them orbiting within TRAPPIST-1’s habitable zone. Since that time,
multiple studies have been conducted to determine whether or not any of
these planets could be habitable.
What’s up with the boring names?
I propose we call them Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and Gretl. The most habitable is Kurt, because he’s so magnetic.
But the star, of course, is Maria.
Buh-DUM-dum.
— Read on www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2018/5/5/one-of-the-trappist-1-planets-has-an-iron-core
No “Planet McPlanetface” option. Sorry.
April 15, 2019
The three choices fit IAU naming regulations and are associated with mythological creatures and figures that reflect aspects of 2007 OR10’s physical properties, which include rock, water ice, possibly methane ice, and a surface that’s red in color.
Your three choices?
Gonggong (共工, the bringer of floods 洪 and chaos)
Holle (which I always thought was Hulda or Holda)
Vili (which I knew as Wela in English class)
At least these scientists learned an important lesson from our recent past…
Info here:Â www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/scientists-launch-public-vote-for-the-name-of-a-distant-world/
Vote here: https://2007or10.name
