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Interestingly, the hypothetical ocean would be deeper under the ice than that, implying a much lower background radiation exposure than on Earth.

Which suggests a lower mutation rate for any life forms that live there. Although of course that might depend on whether they evolved to be more mutation prone as a meta-evolutionary strategy....

I think we just lucked out with our solar system. Liquid water seems abundant in our solar system the further we look. Earth is just at the right place to cook it enough to produce life!

Is that a fucking dune buggy???

Buzz and Niel, you know, they were his friends and probably didn't want him to feel bad. "It was alright, I mean I prefer the Command Module, myself." "But I saw you playing golf!"

This has been the best response so far. Thank you!

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Leader of Ireland and its military during the revolution and subsequent civil war. Big part of the reason why Ireland exists as a country now.

You're very confused. You're attacking points no one made and going off on tangents that are not relevant

/makes silent obscene hand gesture that would be obvious even in a space suit

Dobsonian telescopes will give you the most bang for your buck. I'd say a 6 inch aperture at a minimum for an adult. An 8 inch will get you years down the road. The sky's the limit from there. DO NOT BUY A DEPARTMENT STORE TELESCOPE, they're junk. Orion Dobs are well regarded:

https://www.telescope.com/

A caution: like so much nowadays, telescope prices have risen a lot. You should get an extra eyepiece or two of various focal lengths, that's how you change magnification. You can also get a Barlow lens, which multiplies focal length by 2X or 3X. Telescopes and astronomy are a vast subject, barely scratching the surface here.

One of the best things you can do--find your local astronomy club, go to a meeting. They often have public star parties, attend some. The members are happy to show off their equipment and to answer questions. Learn about different types of scopes, it will help you make an informed decision when it's time to buy.

If you can pick up a Webb telescope you can get some great shots outside the visible light spectrum.

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Thanks all.

I used an app called Night Sky to find it, but there was too much light pollution. It was near the moon and North Star in my area (midwest).

Must have been a great event! His book is so interesting with his mostly pragmatic tone amid the craziness of the programs and handfull of "wait you want us to do WHAT while up there?? " moments.

People might care more when we live in space.

Doubt it. Very few people know who he is now

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This is excellent advice. A pair of 10x50 binoculars will enable you to view the moon, nearby planets, star clusters, etc. and will be much more satisfying to use than an inexpensive telescope. Learn the sky and then select a scope. Get you some binoculars and look at stuff.

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I wonder how many amazing multibillion-dollar projects were not funded because the 2 or 3 researchers that were poking at it for a few months were lazy or incompetent. I mean... every field has some.

I honestly don’t know if you realize how funny you are XD and that makes it 10x funnier

Keep being yourself I’ll read your comments when I need a laugh 😂

If you don't understand why Ganymede isn't a good general purpose gas station for space travel to other places in the solar system, then you really need to do a lot more reading than simply in this comment section.