“Men and Women wanted for a hazardous distributed computing Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Low wages, bitter false positives, long hours of data crunching, overheating CPU's and GPUs. Safe return doubtful without caffeinated beverages. Honour and recognition in event of technosignal detection.” – ErnestShackleton@setiathome.berkeley.eduProject https://setiathome.berkeley.edu Servers' Status https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_server_status.php Data Transfers (recent snapshot) https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/kiosk/ Is SETI@home Down ? https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/setiathome.berkeley.edu.html
“ It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.” -- Sir Ernest Shackleton (Feb. 15, 1874 - Jan. 5, 1922)LINKS
Weekly Outage and Initial Catch Up - "Every Tuesday morning (Pacific time) we begin a five hour data distribution outage for database and systems maintenance. The upload/download servers will be offline during this time. Afterwards you may experience connectivity issues for several more hours as the servers catch up with demand." 19 Feb 2019, 18:49:04 UTC
2019.02.22 "In SETI perspectives we'll be giving regular brief presentations of topics which we hope are of interest to those who enjoy learning about SETI and astronomy." - Dr Richard Lawn https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=83946&postid=1981925 http://archive.is/dIA5l
2019.02.23 'Oumuamua: "Was Our Solar System “Probed” Last Year?" - Dr Richard Lawn https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=83947&postid=1981929 http://archive.is/AXSoX
2019.02.21 "Alien planets and strange stars news from the Kepler and Tess space missions" (Prof. Don Kurtz) The Kepler Space Telescope has finished its mission, with the discovery of around 5 000 exoplanets and many new kinds of stellar astrophysics. The TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has recently begun its two-year mission to survey bright, nearby stars in search of closer exoplanets, particularly in the habitable zone where life may be possible, and to gain a deeper understanding of the stars. This course will give historical background to some of the greatest discoveries in science, physical and mathematical understanding of Kepler’s laws and the measurement of mass in the Universe. It will show what is known about exoplanets and what TESS is discovering. Strange stars will be discussed, including some that are still not understood. The course concludes with an amusing and eclectic tour of the history of the Western calendar. Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G88IRuDYTrA&t=285s Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7--AEEP56FU Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fWACPO5UeA Part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLWslsPIWZc Part 5 (final) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gORGiS6zsaM
Premiered Feb 22, 2019 - "Is Alien ‘Life’ Weirder Than We Imagine? Who Is Out There?" - World Science Festival (Participants: Lisa Kaltenegger, Caleb Scharf, Susan Schneider, Sara Walker; Moderator: Nicole Stott) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT9GqvgipOQ
Penn State’s Habitable Zone Planet Finder Enables Discovery of Planets Around Cool Stars - 20 February 2019 https://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2019-news/Mahadevan2-2019
Video: Full Lecture: Tabby's Star, the most mysterious star in the Universe! https://www.ifweassume.com/2019/02/video-full-lecture-tabbys-star-most.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMQXilHRGuU (direct link)
One step closer to exploring the beginning of the universe: Designs completed for the world's biggest telescopeABC Mid West and WheatbeltBy Laura MeachimPosted February 26, 2019 07:42:06 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/worlds-biggest-telescope-reaches-big-milestone-in-design-phase/10847066 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/artists-impression-of-ska-facility/10848100 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/artists-impression-of-square-kilometre-array/10847948
The Arch Mission Foundation Announces Launch of Lunar Library Aboard Beresheet LanderFebruary 25, 2019 https://www.parabolicarc.com/2019/02/25/arch-mission-foundation-announces-launch-lunar-library-aboard-beresheet-lander/
What's inside a black hole, how do they work and what do they have to do with GPS? An astrophysicist explains https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-02-26/whats-in-a-black-hole-astrophysics-singularity-explainer/10837836
After a reboot, Mars’ Curiosity rover is operating normallyby Gemma Lavender, 25 February 2019 https://www.spaceanswers.com/space-exploration/after-a-reboot-mars-curiosity-rover-is-operating-normally/
2019.02.25 Starts With A Bang Podcast #41: Before The First StarsWe can see light from the atoms in the Universe before the first stars form. And no, I don’t mean from the CMB https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/starts-with-a-bang-podcast-41-before-the-first-stars-61ed4b911948
Featured Image: How Gas Affects the Structure of Galaxies 25 February 2019 https://aasnova.org/2019/02/25/featured-image-how-gas-affects-the-structure-of-galaxies/
Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos?Axions? Phantom energy? Astrophysicists scramble to patch a hole in the universe, rewriting cosmic history in the process. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/science/cosmos-hubble-dark-energy.html http://archive.is/lsj4T
A New Job for a Neural Net: Identifying Cratersby Briley Lewis | Feb 25, 2019 https://astrobites.org/2019/02/25/a-new-job-for-a-neural-net-identifying-craters/
Feb. 25, 2019RELEASE 19-011New ‘NASA Science Live’ Program Premieres This Week https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-nasa-science-live-program-premieres-this-week
Scientists Celebrate Pluto’s Discovery With A Retrospective Of Its Greatest ImagesHappy birthday to Pluto, discovered on this day in 1930.Go to the profile of Ethan SiegelEthan Siegel - Feb 25 https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/scientists-celebrate-plutos-discovery-with-a-retrospective-of-its-greatest-images-1a1722c30e17
Feb 25, 2019 - Complex Life May Have Existed on Earth Much Earlier Than We Thought https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/complex-life-may-have-existed-earth-much-earlier-we-thought-180971557/
Does Planet 9 Exist? <All signs (still) point to 'yes'>Contributed byphilplait_shatner.jpgPhil PlaitPhil Plait@BadAstronomerFeb 25, 2019Does our solar system have a ninth planet?And I don't mean Pluto* — I mean a major planet, something big and cold and dark and lurking in the outer solar system far, far beyond the orbit of Neptune. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/does-planet-9-exist
‘FarFarOut’: astronomer finds potential furthest object in solar systemMystery shrouds ‘very faint’ planetary body that appears to be 140 times further from the sun than Earth https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/25/farfarout-nasa-astronomer-finds-potential-furthest-object-in-solar-system
Help name 5 new moons of JupiterBy EarthSky Voices in Space | February 25, 2019 https://earthsky.org/space/help-name-5-new-moons-of-jupiter
February 25, 2019Practicing Mars 2020 rover operations, on Earth https://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2019/practicing-mars-2020-ops.html
NASA InSight Lander Deploys DLR ‘Mole’ on Surface of MarsFebruary 25, 2019 https://www.parabolicarc.com/2019/02/25/nasa-insight-lander-deploys-dlr-mole-surface-mars/
Starwatch: early risers rewarded this week by a string of bright planets https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/24/starwatch-early-risers-rewarded-bright-planets-venus-jupiter-saturn-moon
Living on Lava 2019.02.25 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144471/living-on-lava
For The First Time, Bacteria Seen Entering Strange 'Zombie' Mode to Survive Starvation 24 FEB 2019 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-bacteria-can-enter-a-zombie-mode-to-survive-starvation
Strange Island - February 25, 2019 https://sky-lights.org/2019/02/25/strange-island/
25-Feb-2019 Belief in conspiracy theories makes people more likely to engage in low-level crime https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/uok-bic022519.php https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/vaccine-scepticism-rises-in-line-with-votes-for-populists-study-finds
2019.02.26 Scientists Say Evidence for Man-Made Climate Change Has Reached a 'Gold Standard' of Certainty https://fortune.com/2019/02/26/climate-change-evidence/
2019.02.2 Moon exploration is coming back in a big way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBVBYFFQgfQ
2017 How did Apollo deal with the Van Allen radiation belts ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNiscigIgBc
Populist politics and vaccine hesitancy in Western Europe: an analysis of national-level dataJonathan KennedyEuropean Journal of Public Health, ckz004, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz004 Published:25 February 2019 https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurpub/ckz004/5364298?redirectedFrom=fulltext
20193.02.26 Everything You Need to Know about Stellar Classification https://schooledbyscience.com/learn-stellar-classification/
New NASA consortium to study how life beganBy Paul Scott Anderson in Earth | Space | February 26, 2019 https://earthsky.org/space/new-nasa-consortium-pce3-how-life-began
24 Feb 2019 Planning for Extra Hera Flyby https://www.astrowatch.net/2019/02/planning-for-extra-hera-flyby.html
[Science] Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0500 - New way to turn carbon dioxide into coal could ‘rewind the emissions clock’ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/liquid-metal-catalyst-turns-carbon-dioxide-coal [Science]
21 February 2019 Why water is so strange https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06y2c9k/why-water-is-one-of-the-weirdest-things-in-the-universe
February 25, 2019 by Evan GoughMassive Volcanic Eruptions 66 Million Years Ago Happened Almost Exactly When the Dinosaurs Died Off https://www.universetoday.com/141611/massive-volcanic-eruptions-66-million-years-ago-happened-almost-exactly-when-the-dinosaurs-died-off/
February 25, 2019Chinese Engineers Look to Graphene to Drive Deep Space Exploration https://www.astrowatch.net/2019/02/chinese-engineers-look-to-graphene-to.html
February 24, 2019 THE MOON RUSH IS ON https://www.whatsupthespaceplace.com/2019/02/the-moon-rush-is-on.html
Be Inspired - Be Creative - Design for Mars – The 2019 Mars Society Poster Contest
http://www.marssociety.org/be-inspired-%e2%99%a6-be-creative-%e2%99%a6-design-for-mars-the-2019-mars-society-poster-contest/
Astronaut’s Driving Ability Suffers After A Space Mission? Feb 26th, 2019 https://www.davidreneke.com/astronauts-driving-ability-suffers-after-a-space-mission/
21 February 2019 - Teeny Tyrannosaurus rex relative discovered in US https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47321411
22 February 2019 - The world's biggest bee has been re-discovered, after decades thought lost to science. The giant bee - which is as long as an adult's thumb - was found on a little-explored Indonesian island. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47311186
Podcast (audio only): Spotting slavery from space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N85zNlqthOw
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