[Lady Jane]

How high do you have to be to see the curvature of the earth?

[Vindicator3]

It's all dimethyl sulfide these days (NYT paywall)

Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...ble-k218b.html

[Lady Jane]

"Extraordinary heat from a future supercontinent formation could lead to a mass extinction of mammals, including humans, in about 250 million years, according to a study led by the University of Bristol."

[kscarrol]

^ Don’t see humans making it that long….

[UncleWede]

Picture looks more like a red giant expansion.

[dumptruck]

Supermassive black hole compared to the size of our solar system

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by dumptruck

Supermassive black hole compared to the size of our solar system

147 billion miles or 0.025015387 Light Years.

[dumptruck]

The actual Earth-Moon distance seen by OSIRIS-REx probe

[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

How high do you have to be to see the curvature of the earth?

You'll never see it because it doesn't exist. Don't worry Wernher Von Braun and the rest of the staff from Operation Paperclip said it does, so you have to believe it.

[wyshyvanuk]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

How high do you have to be to see the curvature of the earth?

I believe you need to be "One Toke over the Line".

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by wyshyvanuk

I believe you need to be "One Toke over the Line".

"Sweet Jesus."

[peaceindriving]

A little inward navel gazing to add in the mix that I just read about.


Humans still haven’t seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1...d-rhode-island

[sygazelle]

Yet another graphic showing the vastness of just our little galaxy. I remain in awe of it all.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Yet another graphic showing the vastness of just our little galaxy. I remain in awe of it all.

Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and has been travelling for 47 years, 8 months, 2 days (As of now) and about 'only' 16 billion miles away. Considering that astronomical distances are measured in light years, the probe is basically next door.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and has been travelling for 47 years, 8 months, 2 days (As of now) and about 'only' 16 billion miles away. Considering that astronomical distances are measured in light years, the probe is basically next door.

You write this like a history textbook. I saw Voyager 1 when it was only zero miles from Earth, and watched it launch in 1977 with my own eyes.....

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and has been travelling for 47 years, 8 months, 2 days (As of now) and about 'only' 16 billion miles away. Considering that astronomical distances are measured in light years, the probe is basically next door.

Originally Posted by vreihen16

You write this like a history textbook. I saw Voyager 1 when it was only zero miles from Earth, and watched it launch in 1977 with my own eyes.....

Capt Kirk found Voyager 1....

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Capt Kirk found Voyager 1....

Well, by then it was just V'Ger.

[Vindicator3]

A Massive, Glow-in-the-Dark Cloud Lurking in Our Cosmic Backyard (NYT paywall)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/s...milky-way.html

[Vindicator3]

Originally Posted by snowbimmer

Well, by then it was just V'Ger.

V'Ger is back in business!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/scien...1-thruster-fix

[Detroit328iGuy]

Too many bodies out there

[sygazelle]

The Universe is vast, but how do you explain this fact?

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

The Universe is vast, but how do you explain this fact?

This brings to mind a question I've always had about the World Series...