Science fact and Science fiction
Given that the best spacecraft yet developed is a planet
What sort of weird and wonderful things can we concoct out the huge number of interstellar planets:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ithout-a-home/
Invasion force? Experimental environments? All the lonely people?
Ja-mata TosaInu
Re: Science fact and Science fiction
This might actually deserve a different thread, but it was a small part of early space exploration.
The Age of Wood? sort of:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...en-spacecraft/
Have to admit, the cost constrained early days were quite creative
Last edited by HopAlongBunny; 11-05-2017 at 07:26.
Ja-mata TosaInu
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Zonama Sekot? Who all has any idea what I am talking about there, without looking it up?Originally Posted by HopAlongBunny
So much of what used to be science fiction is reality now. Who knows how much else will turn to become reality?
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalm 144:1
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
-Henry V by William Shakespeare
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Looks like we have had a visitor:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017...aped-asteroid/
Sure. An asteroid, but that's what THEY would want you to think...
Ja-mata TosaInu
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It was Han Solo and Chewie in the Millenium Falcon.Looks like we have had a visitor:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017...aped-asteroid/
Sure. An asteroid, but that's what THEY would want you to think...
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalm 144:1
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
-Henry V by William Shakespeare
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Didn't we have a batch of folks ship out their spirit forms on the ship following the Hale-Bopp? How is this visit all that special?
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The Remnants are still bearing the torch for educational purposes.
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Maybe!
Actually the object was odd enough to attract the attention of SETI, and The Breakthrough Listen project is making an attempt to see if the object emits any radio waves:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...n-to-oumuamua/
Is it time to speculate wildly!? Why Yes! Yes it is!
Ja-mata TosaInu
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I just hope it is not V'Ger.Maybe!
Actually the object was odd enough to attract the attention of SETI, and The Breakthrough Listen project is making an attempt to see if the object emits any radio waves:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...n-to-oumuamua/
Is it time to speculate wildly!? Why Yes! Yes it is!
In my opinion, SETI is a big waste of time and money, but whatever. My opinion is not going to change anything. It is interesting to wonder how many times in 6,000 years such a thing has come by and only now are we able to detect it.
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalm 144:1
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
-Henry V by William Shakespeare
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