https://www.universetoday.com/137252/surface-ice-mercury-previously-thought-says-new-study/
I can't remember if anyone mentioned on here that Mercury’s low axial tilt means permanently shaded regions and the presence of ice! But I'm astonished.
― calzino, Saturday, 23 September 2017 10:36 (six years ago) link
I would have voted for Pluto as the underdog; freezing, isolated on the periphery, with people arguing whether it even counts or not
― ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 23 September 2017 10:47 (six years ago) link
I think those cold regions of Mercury would be fitting sites for the first extraplanetary gulags. Russians used to refer to Siberia as "the moon", forget the moon pal, you're going to the frozen lake next to the inferno!
― calzino, Saturday, 23 September 2017 11:06 (six years ago) link
PBS' NOVA just ran a five-part series on the planets that's worth your time. Zachary Quinto's narration gets ASMR narcoleptic but it's a great summary of where things are at. If you only watch one, go for the one on Jupiter.https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/planets/
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 3 August 2019 19:36 (four years ago) link
i wonder if its using the same shots or similar as brian cox's recent effort
watch both obv
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Sunday, 4 August 2019 23:15 (four years ago) link
counterpoint: don't watch the one with Cox and watch the other one instead.
― calzino, Monday, 5 August 2019 00:15 (four years ago) link
Drink once whenever you see clumps of proto solar system material collide into each other. Drink twice if it's enough to form a planet.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 5 August 2019 02:00 (four years ago) link
chug extinction level event
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Monday, 5 August 2019 02:12 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eJM0WlEjTs
― jmm, Monday, 16 September 2019 13:57 (four years ago) link
I saw Saturn through a really big telescope last week, and now Saturn is my favourite.
― jmm, Monday, 16 September 2019 14:00 (four years ago) link