the sky & Beyond: Halloween comet passing by

[galled]

It's sad it ran out of fuel. No refueling stations out in space (yet!). I wonder if they refuel it if it would start working again?? That would be cool!

Hubble is much older and it keeps going and going... it almost seems like Kepler was another product of planned obsolescence (like most things these days).

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Listen to these sounds recorded on MARS ! Close your eyes and you're there!!

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science ... belltitem2

[Lemon Cheesecake]

You can name one of Jupiter's moons!
If you want to take part in helping to name the remaining 11 moons, you're going to have to stick to the following set of rules:

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Jupiter moons must be named after characters from Roman or Greek mythology who were either descendants or lovers of the god known as Jupiter (Roman) or Zeus (Greek).

Submissions must be 16 characters or fewer, and preferably one word.

Submissions must not be offensive in any language or to any culture.

Submissions must not be too similar to the existing names of any moons or asteroids.

Names of a purely or principally commercial nature are prohibited.

Names of individuals, places or events that are principally known for political, military or religious activities are not suitable.

Names commemorating living persons are not allowed.

As well, you must consider the orbit of the moons:

S/2003 J5 (Jupiter LVII), S/2003 J15 (Jupiter LVIII) and S/2003 J3 (Jupiter LX) are retrograde moons, and thus the names must end in an "e."

S/2017 J4 (Jupiter LXV) and S/2018 J1 (Jupiter LXXI) are prograde moons, and thus the names must end in an "a."

Carnegie is asking the public to tweet suggested names to @JupiterLunacy using the hashtag #NameJupitersMoons.

The contest runs from Feb. 21 to April 15.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/jupi ... -1.5028624

[Gingerale]

Did you see NASA's rover robot on Mars had a snag? In drilling to try and get a core sample it hit a rock and broke. Why wouldn't you have tested the drill bits on every imaginable rock you could think of on Earth before sending it up to Mars?

[galled]

Hate to say it, but NASA hasn't been the same since after the shuttle program. I guess the smartest have gone to SpaceX, BlueOrigin, and Virgin. :/

[Lemon Cheesecake]

How is it a meteor can be stronger then the Hiroshima bomb and nobody really notices???

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mete ... -1.5061525

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Super Worm moon March 20th!

"According to EarthSky.org, this is the first time since March 2000 that the full moon and the spring equinox have occurred so closely together. The next time this will happen will be March 2030."

[Gingerale]

I forgot to look

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Go look at the moon tonight ~ it's a beautiful golden color!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Calling all meteorite hunters! Scientist looking for meteorites...
"The Royal Ontario Museum is asking the public for help finding fragments of a meteorite that entered the earth's atmosphere Wednesday morning over Bancroft, Ont.
How to identify:

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Tait said the first indicator is their black, glassy exterior.

"If it has some roughs on it, or it looks grey or looks like something you've seen on your driveway, probably not a meteorite."

She said the second biggest indicator is that it's magnetic. Tait suggested using a fridge magnet to test a rock's pull.

"Once you've kind of passed those two identifiers, then you can definitely send me a picture of what you've found, and I'd be happy to look at it," she said. "
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/r ... -1.5225015

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Just curious if anyone knows of anyone who actually has found a piece of meteorite?

[Gingerale]

oops! Wrong thread!
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[Lemon Cheesecake]

Meteorite hunting in Ontario would be a good one for our Eastern Canadian members ( like Npixelz to go searching for... kind of like geode caching).

Anyone go geode caching?

[npixelz]

I used to love geocaching! One time I heard that there was a really cool thing in the one we were looking for, so I was moving logs like crazy trying to find it. The problem was, was that one such log was covered in red ants, and soon so was I. That was not a pleasant experience, let me tell you

[Lemon Cheesecake]

oh no, I believe that it certainly wouldn't be! How did you get them off? Did you have to hose yourself down?