6:26 PM
Astronomy Pirate
I was going to talk about some recent estimates from the Kepler data, but find myself short on time. So I am dumping a few awesome videos. First we have a 2-part series on the method used by the Kepler Telescope to discover new exoplanets. They are fantastic in quality and made by Paul A. Wilson, A Widely Unknown Exoplanet Astronomer, and has a wonderful blog I recently discovered.
Enjoy the videos, next time I hope to have that post on Kepler done. It will involve the Drake Equation, and what it means for the search for life. You may have also noticed, I added an Astronomy Picture of the Day gadget to the upper right, I hope you all enjoy those pictures as much as I do!
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37 comments:
interesting, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the videos on the Kepler belt!
And to think that there are so many of our species that can think in concepts of this scale, and so many MORE who still think God just "poofed" everything here. Great post as always, my friend and I look forward to tomorrow's!
Very interesting
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Kepler belt doesn't exist? That would be the Kuiper belt, which is where Pluto is. Kepler is the name for a telescope in space right now.
whoa cool!
I'e that glass video before. Still very interesting though.
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I like the new gadget. Can't say I've really wondered too much about glass either, lol.
now i know why glass is transparent!
fascinating stuff thanks for sharing.
very cool:) nice share
great post!
Very interesting, cool blog!
I absolutely love scientifically explanatory videos! Great stuff on the glass dude
wow, I am all sorts of geek for this stuff, keep it coming and I'll definitely be back. Followed :)
Wow, I had no idea, thats pretty awesome.
Wow, that's really interesting stuff. I actually learned something :)
did you know glass is actually a liquid, it just flows very slowly.
Fascinating stuff
The most interesting thing I ever learned about glass is that it flows. Over time the mass shifts so that old windows will be uneven. Thicker at the bottom than the top.
Science is now a verb!
haha.
This post reminded me of Questionable Content, the webcomic. Specifically, the line in QC, "Science is now a verb"
I love science
@The Governor and Quotey: No, class is not a liquid, and there is no evidence that they flow. The use of old window panes is statistically incorrect and mostly due because of the manufacturing process of the time, which often made constant thickness difficult. http://dwb4.unl.edu/Chem/CHEM869A/CHEM869ALinks/www.ualberta.ca/~bderksen/florin.html
Very very very interesting about the glass. To think that so many people are learning incorrect things via Google searches...
That's VERY interesting, to say the least...
This is very interesting stuff. Thanks mate.
Woah, tres interessant!
Ya learn something new every day!
thanks for sharing man, though i already know how the kepler telescope finds exoplanets, the glass vid is quite interesting.
waiting for your next post =]
I learnt about this 'energy gap'/ level.
but i didn't know it was the cause of transparent glass.
I love your blog. These are great videos!!! =D Thanks for posting.
i remember keppler from school... well at least the name
I LOVE those kinds of videos!
very interesting, both Kepler and glass, thanks for sharing. Science rules!
Thanks for the videos. Space is one of my favorite topics.
I love astronomy videos! I'm going to follow :)
sweet, keep up the good work
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