Science is Drokking Fantastic Because...

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Cats in space! Meme of the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-bjwQMepmE

[Grugz]

just seen my first ever "heat lightning" storm...went to let the mutt for a wee and looked for the suoer moon niticed a flash of light and thought some weirdo was taking a picky. noticed the lightning seemed to be in one place but still bright if it was very far away...

[TordelBack]

Fair chance of an auroral display this evening for those of us around 52 degrees north and up.  Sometime after 1am and keep watching the skies!

[Frank]

 
I want a doctor, to take your picture, so I can look at you from inside as well ...


http://youtu.be/l8xTVfs4FQ0

[TordelBack]

This man is the embodiment of the worth of our species, and this conversation should provide all the proof required of that statement:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/The+Current/ID/2530849070/

Humanity: a great bunch of lads.

[Frank]

This man is the embodiment of the worth of our species, and this conversation should provide all the proof required of that statement:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/The+Current/ID/2530849070/

Humanity: a great bunch of lads.

Kid was like Paxman, refusing to let him off the hook and trot out pat answers just to avoid the real issues.

[Ancient Otter]

Complex organic molecule found in interstellar space.

[Hawkmumbler]

Complex organic molecule found in interstellar space.

Well, we found The Great Intelligence. Thats the sequel to The Web of Fear sorted.

[TordelBack]

This is pretty wonderful (and wonderfully pretty):

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/oct/08/cave-art-indonesia-sulawesi

Humans in Indonesia doing just what humans in Europe were doing, at about the same time.  If anyone who has studied Upper Palaeo art hasn't felt deeply uncomfortable about the notion of 'cultural flowering' being limited to a specific and ethnically unthreatening group of peoples (rather than being a result of survival bias), here's the nagging doubt made glorious fact. People are people, and art is the name of the game.

[Dandontdare]

The Philae probe has made the first successful landing on a comet - I imagine there are quite a few people quivering in relief right now.

[Grugz]

bet they put a towel on it!

[Jim_Campbell]

So, Philæ hit the surface of the comet, the harpoons didn't fire, it bounced a couple of times (in quite a leisurely fashion due the very low gravity) and has now come to rest. It's upright, working and transmitting data, including the first photo from the surface of the comet.



Cheers

Jim

[Proudhuff]

Yes! Because Science is Drokking Fantastic !!!

[The Legendary Shark]

Great stuff. Now we should be able to see if there's anything in that weird "electric universe" theory. If there is, we'll detect electrical  arcing over the comet's surface as it approaches and departs the sun.
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I really hope there's something to this theory as it hints at a virtually inexhaustible energy supply. Then again it might just be a lump of shitty snow - or something else entirely.
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That's why science is so drokking fantastic - you never know what you're gonna' find!

[von Boom]

Stunning pic. Now if only they'd have put a booster rocket on Philæ so they could've put it in orbit around Earth for real close look.