Historical_Gur_3054 t1_je3ad5m wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Reply to comment by NerfSchlerfen in NASA Missions study what may be a 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst, the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. by ICumCoffee

Might have been a larger than normal GRB and/or it was pointed directly at us by sheer luck.

Historical_Gur_3054 t1_j9wwjtw wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:33 AM

Reply to Study Finds Venus’ ‘Squishy’ Outer Shell May Be Resurfacing the Planet by burtzev

If the outer shell is "squishy" then what's at the center?

Nougat?

Cherry Cordial? (I hope not)

Hazelnut?

Historical_Gur_3054 t1_j7gg0lg wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Reply to Making a Astronomy focused bday present for a friend - anyone have any (very obscure) cool space photos with really interesting stories behind them, or just cool stories about Astronomy that not many people know about? by GiveMeTheFullerenes

This photo from Apollo 11

Taken by Michael Collins from the command module as the lunar lander ascent stage is approaching.

Every human being alive at the time, except one is in that picture.

Historical_Gur_3054 t1_j6y3exk wrote on February 2, 2023 at 6:34 PM

Reply to comment by Distwalker in Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery by Ok_Copy5217

That reminds of the pic Collins took of the LEM Ascent module coming up from the moon with a partial earth in the background.

While a great shot all by itself it took on a more interesting tone when you realized that every human being alive at that point except one was in that picture.