We Like Tha Moon

Nick
Apr 25, 2007 at 1:41 PM
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I forgot to post this yesterday after it was done uploading... We're going back to the moon 'cuz George says so! It's a promotional NASA trailer for returning to the moon.

Lunar Exploration Trailer

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(but seriously, what's with the Raiders of the Lost Ark music they've got going on in the beginning?)

Somewhat similarly, a ton of blogs reported today that an extrasolar planet has been found which may roughly match the temperature of Earth and it's only ~20 lightyears away. The process by which extrasolar planets are found seems pretty solid to me (measuring star wobble and whatnot) but no one has explained any process that explains how they're able to tell that it's potentially hospitable. Seems to me like it's just as possible that it's like Venus and pretty inhospitable. NewScientist has an article on the subject.

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Cool video,

Our destiny is in space no matter how tough it gets here on earth we must always invest something in the future.

One method I know of (which was used on Exoplanet HD209458) is to observe the planet when it passes in front of it's star. Whatever is in it's atmosphere will affect the light that reaches Earth. We were able to tell that planet HD209458 had sodium in it's atmosphere that way, which is pretty cool. (From my lecture notes last semester)

I guess in theory that might work for water / oxygen / nitrogen?

Awesome. Nice trailer, too.

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I like the trailer, even tho it's a bit OTT - and I'm very happy we're looking "out there" again. Not a minute too soon...

We Like Tha Moon

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