Recent content by Earth to Rick

Well, Saturn does not have nearly enough mass to be a brown dwarf. I think the threshold is a few multiples of Jupiter`s mass.

I believe you are seeing the recently launched cubesats. They are very small satellites launched by the hundreds and do appear as lines of dots in the sky. They will disperse to some extent over time but will still be localized. Astronomers are concerned that they will interfere with observations.

It is safe to say that there is as much virus in the US as there is in China now. Goods are flowing into the US from China and all over the world. Stopping the international flow of material would be devastating to the economy of all nations.

Nice to see the little guy plugging along. Helps to take our minds off the current difficulties back on Terra.