And in the latest edition of suspect popscience news a quote form the article: Quote: -- The 'after' samples showed signs that the epinephrine reacted and decomposed," Mayer said. "In fact, no epine...

ZandraJoi Wrote: (03-07-2023, 04:42 PM) -- Wonder how this works if any astronaut needed something like this. -- Well fortunately spacecraft are usually sterile environments but it's just never come...

ZandraJoi Wrote: (03-07-2023, 04:40 PM) -- I think it's kinda cute :) Insects have their place in our world. -- Yeah, definitely. Whether they're pollinating our flowers; driving pests away; or jus...

ZandraJoi Wrote: (03-07-2023, 04:43 PM) -- I was fortunate to see them a bit. Even got my husband & talked to my parents about it because it was a very cool event! -- Glad you got to see it :D ! ...

ZandraJoi Wrote: (02-21-2023, 03:42 PM) -- We don't have big snakes like that here. I wonder if there's a way to protect yourself? -- Probably is, although I don't know it (since we don't have such...

Another issue that's been pointed out... if the junk continues to accumulate, then it could stop us from taking the options necessary to find extra-terrestrial life: https://www.independent.co.uk/n...

Anyway, here's what the new prefix might look like: https://i.imgur.com/9JsW7S0.png I went with the name 'Lookback' in the end. I decided 'Retrospective' was too long, while 'Retro' and 'Nostalg...

ZandraJoi Wrote: (01-17-2023, 04:31 PM) -- Why not create a poll then members can check what they think about prefixes & which ones they'd like to see? -- I think there are a couple of issues with ...

ZandraJoi Wrote: (01-03-2023, 03:26 PM) -- Pyrite Wrote: (12-27-2022, 04:13 PM) -- Oh, the amount of space junk we've got in the region just above our atmosphere is already an issue. I seem to recal...

The JWST has just confirmed its first new exoplanet, which is almost exactly the same size as Earth (with 99% of our home world's diameter): https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-co...

Quote: -- It didn't deter me from still wanting to look at the stars. -- It didn't me either. I still love to look up at the stars.

Ah yes, Stellarium :D . I'm pretty sure I've used it in the past, although that was several years ago now, and I forgot to re-download it when I changed computers :P . Since then, on the few occas...

I've used the SkyView app to visualise stars in real life - if you position your screen in the direction of the sky it will point out the current positions of the stars, whether or not they are blocke...

Can I have two? :P  My vote goes to Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. In a similar vein to why Kyng chose Orion, they were the first ones I found out about and grew some affinity to.

Probably Orion, simply because it was the first one I ever saw :lol: .

Nice :D I would join, but I already did!

Nice idea for a forum, I may have to join sometime!  :)

Yeah, I think a lot of children (especially boys, but also some girls) dreamed about becoming astronauts :P . I certainly did - although, it's not something I ever pursued seriously - and I think ...

Yeah, I've seen it with the naked eye at least once... there was a bright object which didn't look very star-like, so I thought it might be a planet or something, but it turned out to be the ISS :lol:...

Polaris, the North Star. For similar reasons - it's one I was able to identify, and it's part of a famous constellation.