Ontopic Mission to Uranus

[Josh]

"15 million miles from the surface of the sun"

There could be many definitions of surface...

The corona is not the surface of the Sun. It's the plasma & gases that surrounds the Sun and is the hottest part of the Sun. Which is why this milestone in the Parker Solar Probe mission a big one. The scientists weren't exactly sure if the probe would survive even one trip through the corona. I believe it is going to get progressively closer to the Sun on each pass.

 

[Valve1138]

What if you put a lime in the carona? Does that count?


We stopped by the Air and Space museum today. The renovation is in full swing. Half the place is closed.

 

[Jehannum]

What if you put a lime in the carona? Does that count?


We stopped by the Air and Space museum today. The renovation is in full swing. Half the place is closed.

 

[Jehannum]

The corona is not the surface of the Sun. It's the plasma & gases that surrounds the Sun and is the hottest part of the Sun. Which is why this milestone in the Parker Solar Probe mission a big one. The scientists weren't exactly sure if the probe would survive even one trip through the corona. I believe it is going to get progressively closer to the Sun on each pass.

Isn't this the one with the heat shield up front and the radiator that trails way out behind it?

 

[Josh]

Isn't this the one with the heat shield up front and the radiator that trails way out behind it?

http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
Looks like the solar array cooling system is behind the heat shield.

 

[Josh]

It's also one of the fastest human-made objects relative to the Sun.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe/

 

[Duke]

No cgi, just shit rocket scientists do as seen at night from the ISS

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

3PM Eastern, Insight lands on Mars.

Watch here.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/timeline/landing/watch-online/

@Duke @fly @Domon @Jehannum @gee

 

[fly]

The corona is not the surface of the Sun. It's the plasma & gases that surrounds the Sun and is the hottest part of the Sun. Which is why this milestone in the Parker Solar Probe mission a big one. The scientists weren't exactly sure if the probe would survive even one trip through the corona. I believe it is going to get progressively closer to the Sun on each pass.

But that wasn't the observation I was making...

 

[Domon]

there was a TNG episode about the ferengi scientist that developed this amazing shielded ship that could enter the corona of the sun. And now we've gone and actually done it.

Except we didnt use a metaphasic shield, we just used a big chunk of metal.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Suspicions_(episode)

 

[Domon]

3PM Eastern, Insight lands on Mars.

Watch here.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/timeline/landing/watch-online/

@Duke @fly @Domon @Jehannum @gee

we live in amazing times.

 

[APRIL]

Neat, dumbed down explanation of the Mars landing yesterday: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/insight

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Neat, dumbed down explanation of the Mars landing yesterday: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/insight

That guy has a way with words

 

[Domon]

true dat.

 

[Duke]

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

mars is a lonely place
other than the 15 or so robots wandering around

 

[fly]

mars is a lonely place
other than the 15 or so robots wandering around

An entire planet of robots is pretty cool.

 

[Duke]

An entire planet of robots is pretty cool.

Said no John Conner ever

 

[kiwi]

An entire planet of robots is pretty cool.

It’s @Domon dream planet.

 

[Strings]

Russia announced its plan for a lunar colony by 2040.
Right after NASA said it was going back.
A new space race?
Hopefully it'll all be cooperative.
But I doubt it.