On an unrelated note if you go outside after sunset and look at the Moon tonight you can see Jupiter right about it with your bare eyes. Without a telescope it will look like a very bright star.
The 8 cyclones in the north and the 5 in the south, being so regular and symmetric, make me think of Jupiter as some kind of giant engine instead of a planet. Also, the sheer volume of liquid metallic hydrogen in there is nuts.
You need to fast-forward to 15:00:00 to get to the start of the presentation.
Thanks for the link, finally watched the program. Fascinating stuff! Who would've thought the north and south poles would look so different? The great red spot goes deeper down than they thought. I won't pretend to understand all the science, but I enjoy learning about these new discoveries.
The 8 cyclones in the north and the 5 in the south, being so regular and symmetric, make me think of Jupiter as some kind of giant engine instead of a planet.
Actually, Sol, after my joke about your posts in the photobucket thread, I gotta say these space science posts have always been my favorites posts of yours. I almost always have a look but tend not to comment for mysterious sciency reasons. (Um, I probably just forget.)
Actually, Sol, after my joke about your posts in the photobucket thread, I gotta say these space science posts have always been my favorites posts of yours. I almost always have a look but tend not to comment for mysterious sciency reasons. (Um, I probably just forget.)
This is one of the most brilliant expositions on how to get to the ISS following a Soyuz launch from Baikonur I've ever seen. The spacecraft that does the job is much respected and beloved of spaceflight simulator addicts and real life astronauts the world over. The comments section makes this very clear.
When the SpaceX Dragon starts ferrying crew and supplies up to the ISS, a turning point will have been reached because of the reuse factor, and not because American know-how will be back in the loop of transporting American personnel up there, IMHO.
Thanks for the video links. Very cool stuff. I know they said they can move about in the Russian capsule but man it looks like three astronauts in a sardine can to me. I don't know if I could take two days cramped up like that. Though I know the new direct approach can get them to ISS in hours instead of days now. I still don't understand why the ISS has a "wavy" orbit around the Earth instead of a straight path.
