Space In General

[CAMAROBOY69]

It says "geographic restriction" at the top. I just see "loading" text next to each station, maybe US only?

I just updated the previous video using one from youtube. Hopefully not old.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Don't forget the Space X launch tonight, 8:29pm EST. Payload is 11(!) satellites, and the first stage booster will attempt to make a landing on dry land this time at Space X's landing complex not far from where the launch takes place. Space X should have a live stream on their website HERE.

Unfortunately I will be in a movie theater watching Star Wars again, but will be checking my phone immediately after to see if the landing was successful.

 

[Thematic]

Unfortunately I will be in a movie theater watching Star Wars again, but will be checking my phone immediately after to see if the landing was successful.

Maybe you'll see it live - it's been postponed to Monday (by roughly 24h).

 

[CodeRedR51]

Maybe you'll see it live - it's been postponed to Monday (by roughly 24h).

Seen that, but 3AM eastern on the 21st is actually in a few hours.

Edit: Nevermind, the post I saw was from NASA and it may have been for something else. New Space X launch time is 8:34pm EST on the 21st.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Launch reminder.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

Edit: Touchdown baby! That was an awesome sight to see.

Edit 2: Launch trail on the left, re-entry and landing trails on the right. 👍

 

[G.T.Ace]

Man, these cheers, almost made me cry.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I loved the analogy on the live stream that it's like launching a pencil over the Empire State Building, having it reverse and come back down, and land on a shoe box on the ground in a wind storm.

Edit:

Edit 2: The epicness just keeps rolling in. Can't wait for the HD video.

 

[Dennisch]

Awesome to see the landing gear deploying just seconds before touchdown.

 

[ECGadget]

That was beautiful to watch. Simply beautiful.

 

[CodeRedR51]

High Res photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacexphotos

 

[Dotini]

Something Strange is Sliding Across the Surface of Mars
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/12/something-strange-is-sliding-across-the-surface-of-mars/

 

[Swagger897]

Not quite sure what the curling reference on that post has anything to deal with mars...

 

[TenEightyOne]

Not quite sure what the curling reference on that post has anything to deal with mars...

If they're granite sliding on "ice" then I guess it could be apt... but I agree

My guess is that this is ice-based, and I'd love to know how many years (hundred? thousands? millions?) it's taken for this to occur.

 

[Swagger897]

If they're granite sliding on "ice" then I guess it could be apt... but I agree

My guess is that this is ice-based, and I'd love to know how many years (hundred? thousands? millions?) it's taken for this to occur.

I was wondering if it was ice related. I thought of glaciers and how they move/melt through mountains... Wondering if that was related (of course, there would have to be some sort of force, but what compels ice to move as such?).

 

[TenEightyOne]

I was wondering if it was ice related. I thought of glaciers and how they move/melt through mountains... Wondering if that was related (of course, there would have to be some sort of force, but what compels ice to move as such?).

Seismic activity (and/or some liquefaction), gravitational activity, possibly there's a slight incline to that plain despite it being described as "flat"... that doesn't always mean "level".

 

[Dotini]

Seismic activity

That's it! Mars has had an exceptional violent and traumatic past, so perhaps some great impact or convulsion shook these plates loose?

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Its amazing to think how small and irrevelant we are.

This gorgeous image was taken by Cassini at a distance of 618,000 miles (994,000 kilometers) from Saturn on May 27, 2015.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/saturn-dominates-dione-in-this-striking-new-photo-from-1729602344

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Something Strange is Sliding Across the Surface of Mars
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/12/something-strange-is-sliding-across-the-surface-of-mars/

Those are left over waste that froze and make their annual migration every 20 years across the mars surface. It's a frequent story over a Mars Annual Magazine/Gift superstore.

The left over waste is from the robot men of the dark side of the moon. True story...honest.

 

[Outspacer]

As if the Milky Way in this photo wasn’t enough, Astronaut Kjell Lindgren captured a lightning strike from space so bright that it lights up the space station’s solar panels.
He posted this on Twitter and Instagram on Sept. 2 saying "Large lightning strike on Earth lights up or solar panels."

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-44_Milky_Way_and_lightning_strike_from_space.jpg

 

[Robin]

It's been confirmed by NASA that Tim Peake will take part in a space walk next week. The first British astronaut to do so.

I hope he's up to the job as he couldn't even phone home properly without dialling wrong number

 

[Dennisch]

First astronaut to become a moon.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Next SpaceX launch they will try to land a booster on the drone ship out at sea again.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/8/10737264/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-water-landing-announced

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

"Snail" on Mars?

http://my.xfinity.com/video/nasa-sp...599984707757/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray

 

[CodeRedR51]

 

[TenEightyOne]

Tim Peake's spacewalk was cut short when his colleague's helmet began to gather water... but not before this fantastic selfie was taken.

 

[Swagger897]

no stars/fake/never went are all themes I see coming...

 

[ProjectWHaT]

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-s-haze-in-bands-of-blue

Scientists believe the haze is a photochemical smog resulting from the action of sunlight on methane and other molecules in Pluto’s atmosphere, producing a complex mixture of hydrocarbons such as acetylene and ethylene. These hydrocarbons accumulate into small particles, a fraction of a micrometer in size, and scatter sunlight to make the bright blue haze seen in this image.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Don't forget SpaceX launch and drone ship landing attempt in about an hour.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

 

[CodeRedR51]

Damn, lost signal with the drone ship and now no video of the landing attempt.

Edit: Judging by the fact that nobody is celebrating at mission control, I'm going to guess that the landing was not successful.

Edit 2: I missed the first half of the announcement, but I believe it was confirmed as failed.

Edit 3: Yes confirmed, landed hard, broke landing leg. Probably fell over and went boom.

 

[m8h3r]

Damn, lost signal with the drone ship and now no video of the landing attempt.

Edit: Judging by the fact that nobody is celebrating at mission control, I'm going to guess that the landing was not successful.

Edit 2: I missed the first half of the announcement, but I believe it was confirmed as failed.

Edit 3: Yes confirmed, landed hard, broke landing leg. Probably fell over and went boom.

Damn, I'm really hoping for SpaceX to be successful.