Awesome Space News

[Johnny Five]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140507142849.htm

[Parkbandit]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

[Latrinsorm]

I think something is being lost in translation: if they only used 12 billion pixels to simulate a space of (350 million)^3 light years, that's one pixel for every 3.6 quadrillion cubic light years. The Milky Way would be one one-thousandth of a pixel. If they instead used (12 billion)^3 pixels, that would be 34.3 pixels for every cubic light year, and you would be able to resolve galaxies with quite high fidelity: the Milky Way would be hundreds of trillions of pixels.

Let's assume the latter: how many pixels would the Earth then be? 4.4e-26, or 44 millionths of a billionth of a trillionth of a pixel.

[gs4-PauperSid]

Thought this was neat too. http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/05/02/watch-spacexs-reusable-rocket-fly-1000m-return-ground-land/

[Keller]

I think something is being lost in translation: if they only used 12 billion pixels to simulate a space of (350 million)^3 light years, that's one pixel for every 3.6 quadrillion cubic light years. The Milky Way would be one one-thousandth of a pixel. If they instead used (12 billion)^3 pixels, that would be 34.3 pixels for every cubic light year, and you would be able to resolve galaxies with quite high fidelity: the Milky Way would be hundreds of trillions of pixels.

Let's assume the latter: how many pixels would the Earth then be? 4.4e-26, or 44 millionths of a billionth of a trillionth of a pixel.

NERD!!

[Johnny Five]

I think something is being lost in translation: if they only used 12 billion pixels to simulate a space of (350 million)^3 light years, that's one pixel for every 3.6 quadrillion cubic light years. The Milky Way would be one one-thousandth of a pixel. If they instead used (12 billion)^3 pixels, that would be 34.3 pixels for every cubic light year, and you would be able to resolve galaxies with quite high fidelity: the Milky Way would be hundreds of trillions of pixels.

Let's assume the latter: how many pixels would the Earth then be? 4.4e-26, or 44 millionths of a billionth of a trillionth of a pixel.

Shut the fuck up and stop ruining this thread.

[Latrinsorm]

I thought it was an interesting illustration.

[Keller]

I thought it was an interesting illustration.

I enjoyed it.