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There are 10 times more galaxies in our universe than we'd estimated.

Turns out we were wrong; there aren't 200 billion galaxies in the universe.

It's more like 2 trillion.

Yes, TRILLION!

That's the latest from NASA, which announced Thursday the number of galaxies in our observable universe is 10 times higher than previously projected.
This revelation was possible, thanks to that font of discovery -- the Hubble Space Telescope.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/health...rnd/index.html

That's 286 galaxies for every person on earth. They should start selling ownership of them. I'd pay $25 to NASA to officially own my own galaxy.

mr. tegu

10-13-2016 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 12482010)

That's 286 galaxies for every person on earth. They should start selling ownership of them. I'd pay $25 to NASA to officially own my own galaxy.

I think a star runs you about $25 or more. I think a galaxy would cost you a bit more.

Rain Man

10-13-2016 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 12482019)

I think a star runs you about $25 or more. I think a galaxy would cost you a bit more.

Supply and demand. I think the market for galaxies tanked today.

redfan

10-14-2016 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 12482019)

I think a star runs you about $25 or more. I think a galaxy would cost you a bit more.

Best I could do is $8.
I got a buddy who's an expert in celestial objects and he tells me they just aren't that valuable anymore. If youda sold ten days ago, then sure I coulda given $25, but not today.

Baby Lee

10-14-2016 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by redhed (Post 12482727)

Thing is, I gotta pay out for this galaxy, then wait around for the off chance someone's looking for just that galaxy.

'til then, it's just gathering dust on my shelves.

It's kind of a one-off, tough to resell, you understand.

TimeForWasp

10-14-2016 09:26 AM

But these are not all cookie cutter galaxies. Some have a lot of custom work done to them. There needs to be different price ranges for them.

Rain Man

10-14-2016 11:09 AM

Sure, some galaxies are custom. Galaxies vary widely. But your basic spiral galaxy will work just fine for most people, is aesthetically pleasing, and with this new discovery they're going for pennies on the dollar. You simply shouldn't pay very much for a basic spiral galaxy these days.

stumppy

10-14-2016 11:13 AM

I really want one of those sombrero galaxies. One that's been customized with little dingle ball solar systems dangling all the way around the brim. I wonder what one of those would cost ?

Rain Man

10-14-2016 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by stumppy (Post 12482875)

I really want one of those sombrero galaxies. One that's been customized with little dingle ball solar systems dangling all the way around the brim. I wonder what one of those would cost ?

Those might run a little extra. I suspect that things like sombreros and horseheads are probably more in demand, while galaxies with supermassive black holes and quasars probably go pretty cheap.

chefsos

10-17-2016 05:14 PM

SpaceX has its own thread, but Orbital is doing stuff too. There's a launch to the ISS at 7:40 EDT (about 30 minutes from now) from Wallops Island VA. The last one didn't go so well last year (think, boom)...

I'll probably be able to see this from home!

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Coverage of the Launch of the Orbital/ATK OA-5 Antares/Cygnus Mission to the ISS (Launch scheduled at 7:40 p.m. ET) Starts at 6:45p.m.)

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public

DaFace

10-17-2016 05:36 PM

Fingers crossed. There have been way too many rockets blowing up lately.

DaFace

10-17-2016 05:52 PM

Well, not exactly the production values and camera angles of a SpaceX launch...

http://i.imgur.com/HjZvZvo.jpg

But everything looks like a smooth launch. :thumb:

Mr. Plow

10-19-2016 07:20 AM

http://i.imgur.com/Xs6NdMC.gif

ExoMars aerodynamic test

DaFace

10-19-2016 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow (Post 12492688)

http://i.imgur.com/Xs6NdMC.gif

ExoMars aerodynamic test

Sadly, it's looking likely that the mission this test was designed to inform wasn't successful. The orbiter is there and is in good shape, but they lost signal to the lander and are trying to figure out what's going on.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/sc...rs-lander.html

Baby Lee

11-10-2016 01:08 AM

Love this

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