Comments on: Science 1: Space Junk 0? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Surprise meteor, Hubble service mission update and China’s lunar probe « Cog and Helix http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-65063 Surprise meteor, Hubble service mission update and China’s lunar probe « Cog and Helix Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:33:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-65063 [...] other news it looks like the upcoming service mission to the Hubble space telescope will get the go-ahead after all. After the recent satellite collision there had to be some weighing of the risks. If the mission [...] [...] other news it looks like the upcoming service mission to the Hubble space telescope will get the go-ahead after all. After the recent satellite collision there had to be some weighing of the risks. If the mission [...]

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64968 Brian Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:29:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64968 Great! My team is leading at halftime. Go team! Great! My team is leading at halftime. Go team!

]]> By: Stan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64879 Stan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:50:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64879 @Patrick: As it happens, the Wikipedia summary table for Hubble lists all the acronyms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Hubble_Space_Telescope @Patrick: As it happens, the Wikipedia summary table for Hubble lists all the acronyms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Hubble_Space_Telescope

]]> By: Patrick Dennis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64877 Patrick Dennis Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:21:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64877 So that we can better understand just how good the news is, could you let us know what COS, WFC3, STIS and ACS are? So that we can better understand just how good the news is, could you let us know what COS, WFC3, STIS and ACS are?

]]> By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64875 Sili Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:20:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64875 Of course, now he'll fall down a flight of stairs and have to lie in stretch for four months. The orbiter really should have a big friggin' laser mounted to zap all the little pieces of debris. That'd be a more sensible use of that bloody 'strategic defence' thinghummajig. Of course, now he’ll fall down a flight of stairs and have to lie in stretch for four months.

The orbiter really should have a big friggin’ laser mounted to zap all the little pieces of debris. That’d be a more sensible use of that bloody ‘strategic defence’ thinghummajig.

]]> By: Julianne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64871 Julianne Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:45:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64871 Yup -- basically, he can stay out in his spacesuit for longer, because he uses less oxygen. (Apologies to biologists/physiologists for what is almost certainly a misapplication of technical terms!) Yup — basically, he can stay out in his spacesuit for longer, because he uses less oxygen. (Apologies to biologists/physiologists for what is almost certainly a misapplication of technical terms!)

]]> By: Arun http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64868 Arun Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:32:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64868 <I>..., he’s rumored to have a metabolism that doesn’t burn much oxygen...</I> What does this mean? He uses less energy than anyone else for the same task? …, he’s rumored to have a metabolism that doesn’t burn much oxygen…

What does this mean? He uses less energy than anyone else for the same task?

]]> By: tacitus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/comment-page-1/#comment-64828 tacitus Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:07:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/28/science-1-space-junk-0/#comment-64828 Excellent news! Thanks for the update. Excellent news! Thanks for the update.

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