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Forget Mars-The Real Future of Colonization Is Floating in Space | HackerNoon

Colonizing other planets is extremely risky and potentially pointless given current technology.

Building modular orbital stations may offer more practical long-term space settlement options than planetary colonization.

Career

fromCornell Chronicle

5 months ago

Joseph Burns, emeritus professor, former dean of faculty, dies at 83 | Cornell Chronicle

Joseph A. Burns, a distinguished planetary scientist and educator, made significant contributions to astronomy and mentoring at Cornell University.

fromHackernoon

1 year ago

Why Lunar Clocks Tick Faster Than Earth Clocks | HackerNoon

To compensate for relativistic effects, standard clocks on Earth are adjusted based on gravitational potential and the second-order Doppler shift due to rotation.

Digital life

Science

fromHackernoon

1 year ago

Keeping Time on the Moon: A Relativistic Approach to Lunar Clocks | HackerNoon

Transformation between barycentric and Fermi normal coordinates aids in understanding gravitational influences at the Moon.

OMG science

fromwww.theguardian.com

10 months ago

Jupiter's moon Ganymede was struck by asteroid bigger than dinosaur-killing rock

Ganymede's rotation was altered due to an ancient asteroid impact, leading to significant geological and potentially oceanographic changes on the moon.