The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

[PVarck31]

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Here's more about the sand on Titan. https://www.universal-sci.com/headli...s-it-come-from

[PVarck31]

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Sorry about the lack of fun facts.

Today's is: The moon will collide with the Earth in 65 billion years. This won't be an issue considering the sun will have already scorched the Earth back into a ball of molten rock if it doesn't actually completely swallow it.

[Boltman]

Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

Sorry about the lack of fun facts.

Today's is: The moon will collide with the Earth in 65 billion years. This won't be an issue considering the sun will have already scorched the Earth back into a ball of molten rock if it doesn't actually completely swallow it.

You think our species (be it in our current form or evolved into whatever over that time) will be around to witness those events?

Remove all the obvious stuff, like we'd had to have obviously migrated to another planet/system by then etc.

[Jr.]

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You think our species (be it in our current form or evolved into whatever over that time) will be around to witness those events?

Remove all the obvious stuff, like we'd had to have obviously migrated to another planet/system by then etc.

I don't

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[steelerfan]

Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

Sorry about the lack of fun facts.

Today's is: The moon will collide with the Earth in 65 billion years. This won't be an issue considering the sun will have already scorched the Earth back into a ball of molten rock if it doesn't actually completely swallow it.

That fact is FUN! [emoji23]

[PVarck31]

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You think our species (be it in our current form or evolved into whatever over that time) will be around to witness those events?

Remove all the obvious stuff, like we'd had to have obviously migrated to another planet/system by then etc.

It's all but a certainty that we won't be here to witness the sun becoming a red giant. Odds would be near 100% that there will be a mass extinction event prior to it. Whether that be of our own doing or not, something will get us.

[PVarck31]

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Oh and here is a bonus fun fact, and I can't believe I forgot this.

Mars is almost at it's closest point to Earth right now. You can see it in the southern sky around 10pm-1am EDT. It is so bright and red it almost looks like a supernova in the sky. I would definitely recommend checking it out.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Oh and here is a bonus fun fact, and I can't believe I forgot this.

Mars is almost at it's closest point to Earth right now. You can see it in the southern sky around 10pm-1am EDT. It is so bright and red it almost looks like a supernova in the sky. I would definitely recommend checking it out.

Its hard to miss where i live. Your eye is just drawn to it if you're outside. Pretty cool.

[PVarck31]

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Today's fun fact: The dwarf planet, Ceres has a lot of organic material on it.

[PVarck31]

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Today's fun fact: When you cross the Event Horizon of a black hole the rules of physics basically no longer apply. If someone could see you enter you would be visible in that spot forever. However, you would continue into the black hole by the process called spaghettification. You would be stretched like a piece of spaghetti. Probably not a pleasant experience. And no one knows what would happen after that.

[Jr.]

Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

Today's fun fact: When you cross the Event Horizon of a black hole the rules of physics basically no longer apply. If someone could see you enter you would be visible in that spot forever. However, you would continue into the black hole by the process called spaghettification. You would be stretched like a piece of spaghetti. Probably not a pleasant experience. And no one knows what would happen after that.

Wait.. you're saying Christopher Nolan didn't solve this?

[PVarck31]

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Wait.. you're saying Christopher Nolan didn't solve this?

I know you're joking but I thought that was a pretty cool take on the subject.

[Blzer]

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Wait.. you're saying Christopher Nolan didn't solve this?

His in the film was a large, old, fast-spinning black hole, the kind with the highest potential for objects to withstand passing through the event horizon. Upon reaching the singularity, on the other hand, would be another matter entirely.

[slickdtc]

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Wait.. you're saying Christopher Nolan didn't solve this?

Yeah man you end up behind a book shelf

[Jr.]

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Yeah man you end up behind a book shelf

Not just any bookshelf though

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