Posts by Orion

Talk about a cool job to list on your CV! Wow! It was a good idea to create the job. It's definitely something we might need in the future. It's better to be prepared.

We send robots out all the time to collect information about other planets, and they've largely been successful projects. I don't believe any of the rovers have found useful resources to harvest, though. I guess we could try programming them to attempt farming on other planets. That could be a fun project.

I'm not what you'd call a die-hard believer in the paranormal, but some of the unexplainable is just too spooky to be a coincidence or a trick of the camera.

This video creeped me out. What do you make of it?

I think I've seen that mentioned on Reddit. I don't think it's an alien spacecraft, but I do wonder what they're picking up. I'm not sure what to make of it. For all I know, it could be the work of a military exercise or a commercial enterprise working on the next big toy.

We've known for a while that the ISS will be vacated in 2030, but I still can't but feel sad about it. The station was created by brilliant minds, and it's a miraculous piece of machinery. The ISS also brought opposing nations together, despite their contentious past. It helped spread good will within the scientific community. I will miss it. It's like saying goodbye to an old friend.

You guys should give the newer versions a try. Although I enjoyed the old game as a kid, the newer versions have better graphics. I highly recommend Arkanoid vs Space Invaders. I play it on my phone all the time.

Mankind has always looked for ways to explain the unexpected and unknown. I think that's what the show best represents. A desire to explain the impossible - tinged with fictional creativity, of course.

So far, so good. You guys have made a great space here. It's nice to be able to talk about space and geek out. There's a lot going on with science at the moment, so this is great.

Not yet, but I'll be in Wyoming for work, so I'm hoping to spot it this time. You're supposed to be able to view it with the naked eye, but I'm taking my telescope, just in case.

Well, do you? I have an uncle who is into the conspiracy stuff. He firmly believes that the government has made contact with other intelligent beings and is hiding it from us. I don't personally buy into that theory, but I'm not going to rule out the possibility that there's other life out there. Where do you fall on the alien scale?

Right now, only the wealthiest people can hitch a ride into outer space. Do you think the prices will ever come down enough to make it affordable to the masses? Maybe not in our time, but will our grandchildren ever experience the thrill of exploring outer space?