Emmanuel Macron the President of France is awarding US climate scientists grants to move to France to "Make Our Planet Great Again"
Eighteen climate scientists from the US and elsewhere have hit the jackpot as France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, awarded them millions of euros in grants to relocate to France for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidential term.
PiptheFairFrequently not in boats.Registered Userregular
that is just the fucking plot of a black mirror episode
what in the world
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Science based.
Science based.
Science based.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
ShadowenSnores in the morningLoserdomRegistered Userregular
I remember about ten years ago Neil deGrasse Tyson said he wasn't worried about science education funding in the US, because he knows that the Democrats are generally for funding education, and the one thing he knows for certain about Republicans is, "Republicans do not want to die poor." And that Republicans know that investment in science is one of the best ways to keep the US competitive and innovative in the marketplace.
Oh, Neil. Making the classic scientist-analyzing-human-behavior blunder: assuming rational actors.
Wealth is relative, so it doesn't matter how poor the country is so long as they remain in power, and thus relatively wealthy. This move is all about staying in power.
The first ever interstellar visitor to our solar system is wrapped in a layer of organic insulation, scientists have said.
Oumuamua has enthralled astronomers and the public since it flew through the solar system in October.
As the first alien rock to travel here from another star, it was immediately recognised as highly unusual – but as scientists learn more about the object, they are discovering how strange it actually is.
The first ever interstellar visitor to our solar system is wrapped in a layer of organic insulation, scientists have said.
Oumuamua has enthralled astronomers and the public since it flew through the solar system in October.
As the first alien rock to travel here from another star, it was immediately recognised as highly unusual – but as scientists learn more about the object, they are discovering how strange it actually is.
What is "organic insulation"? It sounds cool.
Molecules containing carbon.
Just remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence.
The first ever interstellar visitor to our solar system is wrapped in a layer of organic insulation, scientists have said.
Oumuamua has enthralled astronomers and the public since it flew through the solar system in October.
As the first alien rock to travel here from another star, it was immediately recognised as highly unusual – but as scientists learn more about the object, they are discovering how strange it actually is.
What is "organic insulation"? It sounds cool.
Molecules containing carbon.
Which, to be fair to Solar, does not preclude it from being yer mum
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The first ever interstellar visitor to our solar system is wrapped in a layer of organic insulation, scientists have said.
Oumuamua has enthralled astronomers and the public since it flew through the solar system in October.
As the first alien rock to travel here from another star, it was immediately recognised as highly unusual – but as scientists learn more about the object, they are discovering how strange it actually is.
What is "organic insulation"? It sounds cool.
Molecules containing carbon.
Can someone source this?
Because that article says, paraphrased, 'It's ice but it's not falling apart when it warms up. So... Organic insulation?'
No mention of carbon.
The first ever interstellar visitor to our solar system is wrapped in a layer of organic insulation, scientists have said.
Oumuamua has enthralled astronomers and the public since it flew through the solar system in October.
As the first alien rock to travel here from another star, it was immediately recognised as highly unusual – but as scientists learn more about the object, they are discovering how strange it actually is.
What is "organic insulation"? It sounds cool.
Molecules containing carbon.
Can someone source this?
Because that article says, paraphrased, 'It's ice but it's not falling apart when it warms up. So... Organic insulation?'
No mention of carbon.
in non-food contexts "organic" means molecules based on carbon atoms
when you hear the phrase "organic life" it's referring to the fact that life on earth is formed out of carbon molecule structures, DNA and proteins and sugars and etc.
Comets tend to have the most extreme orbits, but imaging revealed that, despite its close approach to the Sun, ‘Oumuamua did not vent any dust or particles as it heated up. Within the limits of our detection, there was 10 million times less matter than you’d expect to see vented by a comet. So, ‘Oumuamua appears to be more of an asteroid. Its reddish tinge is typical of objects with a lot of organic chemicals on their surface.
Bolding mine. The fact is, carbon is very common. It's the fourth most abundant element in our solar system and is produced by normal stellar fusion in all stars, so an asteroid with a surface containing organic molecules is hardly a crazy logical leap. We see this already in our own solar system (complex organic molecules are responsible for Pluto's reddish tinge, for example).
yeah that article (from The Independent) rubs me the wrong way too
super clickbaity "could it be aliens?" title and more ALIENS?! shit in the beginning of the article, and little or no specifics about what led the quoted scientist to think the object's makeup is a carbon crust around an icy core.
And this random aside they throw in near the end:
The object is very thin and very long – just what you’d design for long-distance space travel – and appears to be taking a strange trajectory. Those strange characteristics have led the Breakthrough Listen project, supported by Stephen Hawking, to point telescopes at Oumuamua and see if any radio transmissions can be heard.
looool
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
And here's a PBS article that goes into more detail about the "insulation" half of "organic insulation":
Basically, what you get out in the fringes of the solar system is a lot of dirty ice, where the dirt is a mishmash of carbon-based molecules. Over time, the ice is slowly sublimated by solar wind and cosmic rays, and the dirt stays behind, forming a dry crust. And when this crust gets thick enough, it should protect the inner core of ice, which can be preserved for billions of years without further sublimation.
It's not something unique to 'Oumuamua, but it does give us some clues as to what kind of object it might be.
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Why is long and thin what you'd design for space travel? If you need to get it out of a gravity well smothered by atmosphere, sure, but it seems more logical to assume that interstellar craft will be constructed entirely in orbit and in vacuum shape and form-factor are irrelevant.
Why is long and thin what you'd design for space travel? If you need to get it out of a gravity well smothered by atmosphere, sure, but it seems more logical to assume that interstellar craft will be constructed entirely in orbit and in vacuum shape and form-factor are irrelevant.
You still have to deal with stress from acceleration and deceleration though.
Also the closer you get to C the more radiation pressure your craft will receive.
Astrodynamics is still somewhat important, though less so because of turbulence and drag because of an atmosphere but because of a whole host of other problems. Spheres and cylinders are the best.
But this is all armchair science because I'm not an engineer someone else can correct me there.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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The reddish hydrocarbons in our solar system are collectively called "tholins". They're a mixture of complex organic molecules created when simple hydrocarbons (methane) are illuminated by ultraviolet light. The UV light knocks away electrons and allows those simple molecules to combine into more and more complicated structures. This creates a reddish-brown soot that coats objects in our outer solar system.
BroloBroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered Userregular
Look at the facts, people
Organic material
Interstellar
Strange
Visitor
Apparently named after ancient hawiaan civilization
Probable government cover up
Long and thin, like a surf board
Obama-era
PossiblY metallic
Cosmic
Based on an evidence-based reading of the facts, it's pretty obvious that OBAMA is the SILVER SURFER, herald of GALACTUS, and his COSMIC SURF BOARD is on its way back to USHER IN THE SNACKTIME OF THE DESTROYER.
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Something like that will change the lives of entire families. Science is the best!
One of my friends has a parent with Huntington's (it runs in the family), and a 50% chance of getting it himself, and this is amazing news for him.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/11/macron-awards-grants-to-us-scientists-to-move-to-france-in-defiance-of-trump?CMP=fb_gu
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what in the everliving fuck
I hope they literally just ignore him
what in the world
Science based.
Science based.
you
can't explain that
Oh, Neil. Making the classic scientist-analyzing-human-behavior blunder: assuming rational actors.
What is "organic insulation"? It sounds cool.
Molecules containing carbon.
Carbon
The good stuff
aka "the king of the elements"
Which, to be fair to Solar, does not preclude it from being yer mum
Can someone source this?
Because that article says, paraphrased, 'It's ice but it's not falling apart when it warms up. So... Organic insulation?'
No mention of carbon.
In chemistry, organic = carbon-containing.
when you hear the phrase "organic life" it's referring to the fact that life on earth is formed out of carbon molecule structures, DNA and proteins and sugars and etc.
I think the article is misusing the term however.
Or at least not providing evidence for using it.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/first-known-interstellar-visitor-is-a-bizarre-cigar-shaped-asteroid/
Re: carbon and evidence thereof:
Bolding mine. The fact is, carbon is very common. It's the fourth most abundant element in our solar system and is produced by normal stellar fusion in all stars, so an asteroid with a surface containing organic molecules is hardly a crazy logical leap. We see this already in our own solar system (complex organic molecules are responsible for Pluto's reddish tinge, for example).
super clickbaity "could it be aliens?" title and more ALIENS?! shit in the beginning of the article, and little or no specifics about what led the quoted scientist to think the object's makeup is a carbon crust around an icy core.
And this random aside they throw in near the end: looool
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/oumuamua-the-alien-asteroid-wears-an-organic-coat-but-whats-inside
Basically, what you get out in the fringes of the solar system is a lot of dirty ice, where the dirt is a mishmash of carbon-based molecules. Over time, the ice is slowly sublimated by solar wind and cosmic rays, and the dirt stays behind, forming a dry crust. And when this crust gets thick enough, it should protect the inner core of ice, which can be preserved for billions of years without further sublimation.
It's not something unique to 'Oumuamua, but it does give us some clues as to what kind of object it might be.
You still have to deal with stress from acceleration and deceleration though.
Also the closer you get to C the more radiation pressure your craft will receive.
Astrodynamics is still somewhat important, though less so because of turbulence and drag because of an atmosphere but because of a whole host of other problems. Spheres and cylinders are the best.
But this is all armchair science because I'm not an engineer someone else can correct me there.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholin
Organic material
Interstellar
Strange
Visitor
Apparently named after ancient hawiaan civilization
Probable government cover up
Long and thin, like a surf board
Obama-era
PossiblY metallic
Cosmic
Based on an evidence-based reading of the facts, it's pretty obvious that OBAMA is the SILVER SURFER, herald of GALACTUS, and his COSMIC SURF BOARD is on its way back to USHER IN THE SNACKTIME OF THE DESTROYER.
Made of Vibranium.
Surrounded by yer mum.