Starship Asterisk*

a Martian sending smoke signals to us Yeah.. sure :-) or maybe the martian spaceships leaving, because they know we are coming with our democracy and taxes... But I think it is kinda funny, that we know so much about events going on, thousands of lightyears away, and still after almost 20 years, no...

I guess... these are streetlights that are actually focused downwards, so the lightbeam must be created by the form of the icecrystals themselves

Could it be that it is just raining at a heigher point, and the light is only focused through the icefall?

Chris Peterson wrote:Stars don't "turn on", so there's no event that can be observed. Star formation is a process.

Wonderful explanation.

Thanks a lot Chris.

Ann wrote:Some of these clouds start contracting due to their their own gravity

Well... that rings a bell... so to say.

I had the idea that the atoms and molecules were just floating around, picking up more and more.
Thanks.

Hi. This is a nice pic. Reminds me of... christmas, somehow. Anyway, we know a lot about how stars end their lifes, from the flashes and "fireworks" when it happens. But with all these "star forming regions" I have read about here, I just wonder if anyone has actually seen a new ...

Looks like the iron core is out of center.
We better send somebody in there, to adjust it with a few nukes...

I liked it. Considered it was written before computers and "Gene Roddenberry", I think it was great reading. Maybe in same league as "2001". It also give some thoughts about how science and politics suddenly stands opposed to each other, when an entity visits our little sun to co...

Reminds me of a few episodes in the Star Trek franchise that had the various ships having to cross "null space" or other perilous regions of total darkness. This one seems quite small and tame by comparison. Steady as she goes Mr. Sulu. Let's see what's in there ... Did you ever read &quo...