OT: The Because Science Thread (Now With Aliens!)

[Deckie007]

Can't wait to be a battery

 

[LeafGm]

Meh.

With the way humanity’s going, killer robots will be a definite upgrade on us.

 

[axlsalinger]

Can't wait to be a battery

It will come down to battery or lunch, in the end.

 

[MindzEye]

Meh.

With the way humanity’s going, killer robots will be a definite upgrade on us.

My money is on covid getting them too.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[Leafyblue]

Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel

A major milestone has been breached in the quest for fusion energy.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[zeke]

 

[Artnes]

 

[MindzEye]

and what....they died in mid air?

My guess is some sort of light artifact/refraction from the sun angle hitting the curved, multi layer airplane windows.

 

[axlsalinger]

Spiders Can Fly Hundreds of Miles Using Electricity

Scientists are finally starting to understand the centuries-old mystery of “ballooning.”

www.theatlantic.com

 

[LeafGm]

Here’s a time lapse video taken by the Parker solar probe as it moved through the sun’s corona. Pretty cool stuff. First man-made object to “touch” the sun.

You can see yourself in this video too. Towards the end of the video, the two bright objects you see are the Earth passing in front of Jupiter:

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[Wayward DP]

had me fooled

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[LeafGm]

Looking like all systems are go for the launch of the James Webb Space telescope tomorrow morning:

 

[LeafGm]

So far so good! Successful launch, separation from the rocket, the solar panels deployed and the telescope is on its journey to its final orbit.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[zeke]

this upsets me