Outer Space Thread

[AdmiralKird]

Is there a place to watch these live that doesn't have the audio of 20 people in a living room cheering on a blownout track mix?

[GeddyWrox]

This is pretty cool! Astronomers found a solar system where 6 planets are in pretty much perfect synchronicity with each other.

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireS ... -105241630

This star, known as HD 110067, may have even more planets. The six found so far are roughly two to three times the size of Earth, but with densities closer to the gas giants in our own solar system. Their orbits range from nine to 54 days, putting them closer to their star than Venus is to the sun and making them exceedingly hot.

As gas planets, they're believed to have solid cores made of rock, metal or ice, enveloped by thick layers of hydrogen, according to the scientists. More observations are needed to determine what's in their atmospheres.

This solar system is unique because all six planets move similar to a perfectly synchronized symphony, scientists said. In technical terms, it’s known as resonance that's “precise, very orderly,” said co-author Enric Palle of the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.

The innermost planet completes three orbits for every two by its closest neighbor. It's the same for the second- and third-closest planets, and the third- and fourth-closest planets.

The two outermost planets complete an orbit in 41 and 54.7 days, resulting in four orbits for every three. The innermost planet, meanwhile, completes six orbits in exactly the time the outermost completes one.

[G. Keenan]

This company is pretty cool. This is cool stuff.

https://www.varda.com/

They're hiring. I wonder if they'll consider the week I did at Space Camp in 5th grade as relevant experience.

[GeddyWrox]

Whoa.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Thinking like this blows my mind. And that’s aside from the human experience. How is it that the universe can expand into essentially nothing to the point everything is a spec of dust and we’re just lucky enough to be here at the exact right time.

Astronomer from nyu touches on a lot of his previous points/videos in this one. And it’s an awesome video if you’re in the right frame of mind.

https://youtu.be/5UxUS6bPiT8?si=6sC0Jx2X5DAKbRRv

[ghostrunner]

This is a fun thread on quasi-moons

[sighyoung]

This is pretty cool! Astronomers found a solar system where 6 planets are in pretty much perfect synchronicity with each other.

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireS ... -105241630

This star, known as HD 110067, may have even more planets. The six found so far are roughly two to three times the size of Earth, but with densities closer to the gas giants in our own solar system. Their orbits range from nine to 54 days, putting them closer to their star than Venus is to the sun and making them exceedingly hot.

As gas planets, they're believed to have solid cores made of rock, metal or ice, enveloped by thick layers of hydrogen, according to the scientists. More observations are needed to determine what's in their atmospheres.

This solar system is unique because all six planets move similar to a perfectly synchronized symphony, scientists said. In technical terms, it’s known as resonance that's “precise, very orderly,” said co-author Enric Palle of the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.

The innermost planet completes three orbits for every two by its closest neighbor. It's the same for the second- and third-closest planets, and the third- and fourth-closest planets.

The two outermost planets complete an orbit in 41 and 54.7 days, resulting in four orbits for every three. The innermost planet, meanwhile, completes six orbits in exactly the time the outermost completes one.

So, it's like a vast outdoor mall that plays Police albums in an endless loop. Big deal.

[GeddyWrox]

[mikechamp]

Could have gone in the amazing pictures thread, too:

Scientists in awe of detail in telescope photos

Highly detailed images of 19 spiral galaxies have been released by Nasa.

They were captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and are being analysed by scientists from the University of Oxford. The telescope was launched into orbit two years ago and is fitted with highly sensitive instruments that allow it to view older and more distant objects than Hubble.

The university said the "extraordinary images will provide several new puzzle pieces for astronomers and astrophysicists around the world".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9e7nv0d2yo

[CardsofSTL]

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