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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal.Just photographic imagery can show that the areal extent of sea ice is far less than in the past. Trying to get quantitative about it...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread 1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight.Only if the ship was not owned by the launch company, or was but was not evacuated before launch.
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread 1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight.Thanks for the video. If that ship was not part of the launch facility and previously evacuated, then that crash so close to it seems...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread James Webb Space Telescope unveils surprising 'Red Monsters' in the early universe.I would not agree that the "big bang" is an observed fact. The observed recession of the other objects in the universe is a "fact" so...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread 1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight.Interesting that it did not get intentionally blown apart like U.S. launches do when they fail. Perhaps it did not get outside of its...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal.While not trying to minimize the importance of the observed trend, I think that it is important to be careful of the context...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes.Ken, The SpaceX Dragon capsule is the alternative, and has many missions already accomplished. The SpaceX vehicle that has not been...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes.Hoping for a non-crewed flight before NASA takes the chance of repeating the mess that occurred in 2024. There is a reason for...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Strange red nova deaths of shrouded stars investigated by 'stellar Sherlocks.https://owlcation.com/stem/What-is-An-Electron-Capture-Supernova
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Unknown physics may help dark energy act as 'antigravity' throughout the universe.This article states: "If a matter and antimatter particle pair is created with equal and opposite energy within a limited space, then...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos).COLGeek, sorry to hear you were on the receiving end of a bullet transfer trajectory. As you probably experienced, along with...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos).You could get a reasonable approximation of it by hanging in a harness with your feet off the ground when you fire. Paratroopers can...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos).It would feel about the same as experienced on Earth - you body rapidly absorbs the amount of momentum equal to that of the bullet and...
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UUnclear Engineer reacted to danielravennest's post in the thread Can space-based solar power really work? Here are the pros and cons. with
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I've done work on space solar power for Boeing and the Space Studies Institute. The main obstacle has been cost, mainly launch cost... -
UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread What would happen if the Milky Way's black hole erupted? This distant galaxy paints a terrifying picture.This story seems to have substantial infusion of click-bait. The jets from the poles of black holes are usually going perpendicular to...
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