The Astronomy Thread
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The mind boggles that this works at all. The layering of technologies that have to perform perfectly is staggering.
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Sterling
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My brother-in-law is part of the JPL team building the orbital storage system for the samples. They're targeting return in 2031 right now, launch 2026.
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Yeah. I find it good to know, if I want inside details on JPL scheduling plans, this site -- of course -- has someone who could, if needed, make a phone call. Shit's boss.
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LachiusTZ
Rogue Deathwalker Box
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And when I need to jump over a podium and crack open some students chest to massage their heart back to life, I can @ you.
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It requires significant muscle and lots of interns vomit the first time they see me demonstrate it. First, never crack a sternum in a way that applies pressure upwards toward the head area. Make sure the force is pushing down into the gut. I had one student forget this, and fuck if an eye didn't pop out of the patient's socket and scare the bejesus out of everyone. It was funny, but it's not professional.
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nice write up.
arstechnica.com
Perseverance rover has landed safely on Mars
Only the second time NASA's skycrane has placed a rover on Mars' surface.
meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing – NASA Mars Exploration
The six-wheeled robot’s latest data since touching down yesterday include a hi-res image captured as the rover’s jetpack lowered it to the ground.
mars.nasa.gov
Moments before touchdown.
HIRISE doing it's thing:
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