NASA News Conference on Discovery Beyond Our Solar System
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DapperDanMan said:
Sounds like it might be Enceladus related.
Eric Mc said:
DapperDanMan said:
Sounds like it might be Enceladus related.Meanwhile, in a galaxy far.... same as ours
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-3952...
Looking at atmospheres, looking good...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-3952...
Looking at atmospheres, looking good...
jmorgan said:
Meanwhile, in a galaxy far.... same as ours
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-3952...
Looking at atmospheres, looking good...
I was dozing with the radio on when I heard about this discovery. I was really exited until I read that the surface temperature of the planet was 370c. Ah well, maybe next time.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-3952...
Looking at atmospheres, looking good...
can't remember said:
I was dozing with the radio on when I heard about this discovery. I was really exited until I read that the surface temperature of the planet was 370c. Ah well, maybe next time.
Aye but you can use it to hone techniques. The method works, improve it. It is is still a step in the right direction to find life outside the Solar System.
Yes - in "2010 - Odyssey Two" (also in the novel, of course).
At the time the book was written (1982) and the film was released (1984), virtually nothing was known about Enceladus or Pluto. That all changed in 2004 with the Cassini probe and in 2015 with the New Horizons probe.
Both Enceladus and Pluto are now prime candidates for having subterranean oceans as well. Indeed, they might be even better candidates than Europa.
At the time the book was written (1982) and the film was released (1984), virtually nothing was known about Enceladus or Pluto. That all changed in 2004 with the Cassini probe and in 2015 with the New Horizons probe.
Both Enceladus and Pluto are now prime candidates for having subterranean oceans as well. Indeed, they might be even better candidates than Europa.
It was known for decades that Iapetus seemed to have a bright and dark hemisphere. Clark didn't just make a lucky guess.
Analysis of the light levels reflected by Iapetus as it orbited Saturn as measured by earth based telescopes indicated that it had two hemispheres of markedly different albedo. Clark cleverly incorporated this into the plot of the novel.
When it came to the film, it was decided that the special effects required to replicate the rings of Saturn would be too difficult, so Jupiter was chosen as the destination instead.
Analysis of the light levels reflected by Iapetus as it orbited Saturn as measured by earth based telescopes indicated that it had two hemispheres of markedly different albedo. Clark cleverly incorporated this into the plot of the novel.
When it came to the film, it was decided that the special effects required to replicate the rings of Saturn would be too difficult, so Jupiter was chosen as the destination instead.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/13/nasa-an...
Building blocks, or evidence, some of them anyway.
Building blocks, or evidence, some of them anyway.
Eric Mc said:
THREE earth sized planets IN THE HABITABLE ZONE circling a star called Trappist 1 which is only 40 light years away.
"TRAPPIST-1 system may have too much water to support life"http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/03/trappist-1-s...
FourWheelDrift said:
"TRAPPIST-1 system may have too much water to support life"
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/03/trappist-1-s...
you mean there is no fish in the sea?http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/03/trappist-1-s...
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