Astronomy

TagLast edit: Jan 26, 2022, 8:26 PM by Gunnar_Zarncke

See also Physics, Astrobiology, Great Filter

Astronomy, Astrobiology, & The Fermi Paradox I: Introductions, and Space & Time

CellBioGuyJul 26, 2015, 7:38 AM

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Some Vacation Photos

johnswentworthJan 4, 2024, 5:15 PM

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[Question] What’s the longest a sentient observer could survive in the Dark Era?

RaemonSep 15, 2022, 8:43 AM

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So You Want to Colonize The Universe

DiffractorFeb 27, 2019, 10:17 AM

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Astronomy, space exploration and the Great Filter

JoshuaZApr 19, 2015, 7:26 PM

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[Question] What is the most probable AI?

Zeruel017Jun 20, 2022, 11:26 PM

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Simple proofs of the age of the universe (or other things)

AstynaxSep 13, 2022, 6:20 PM

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Can Entropy Gradients Create a Force? Let’s Explore a Classical Hypothesis

Vivek KumarJul 4, 2025, 4:00 PM

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Napoleon stole the Roman Inquisition archives and investigated the Galileo case

Meow PNov 27, 2023, 9:41 AM

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(www.cricetuscricetus.co.uk)

Double Asteroid Redirection Test succeeds

sanxiynSep 27, 2022, 6:37 AM

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(twitter.com)

Gravitizing Quantization

dmcg224Jun 1, 2025, 9:05 AM

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Neither Copernicus, Galileo, nor Kepler had proof

Meow PNov 22, 2023, 6:41 PM

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[Cross-post]The theoretical computational limit of the Solar System is 1.47x10^49 bits per second.

William the Kiwi Oct 17, 2023, 4:06 PM

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What if there is a much simpler alternative to Maxwell’s Demon?

Vivek KumarJul 9, 2025, 1:23 PM

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