SSLOI 2020.02.16

SSLOI 2020.02.16

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"Seti searches are surely worthwhile, despite the heavy odds against success, because the stakes are so high." -- Professor Martin Rees

— SETI@HOME —

The server issues caused by a bloated database have apparently been fixed, but an update to a new 16 TB hd should insure a "definitive" cure.

—  SETI —

Astronomers to sweep entire sky for signs of extraterrestrial life | Science | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/15/astronomers-to-sweep-entire-sky-for-signs-of-extraterrestrial-life ..

Astronomers want public funds for intelligent life search - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51223704 "The head of one of the US's national observatories says the search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe needs to be taken more seriously. Dr Anthony Beasley told the BBC that there should be greater government support for a field that has been shunned by government research funders for decades. His backing for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (Seti) marks a sea change in attitudes to a field regarded until recently as fringe science. Dr Beasley made his comments at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Seattle."

Breakthrough Listen scans Milky Way Galaxy for beacons of civilization | Berkeley News https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/02/14/breakthrough-listen-scans-milky-way-galaxy-for-beacons-of-civilization/ ..

Asteroids@home... Because an asteroid will eventually come around here to check how our space programs are doing. http://asteroidsathome.net

— BOINC —

Rechenkraft.net is proud to be organizing the 2020 BOINC Workshop which is hosted by the Physics Department (AG Astronomie) of the Philipps-University in Marburg, Germany. This annual workshop is designed for researchers, scientists, academics, developers and volunteers with any level of interest in the BOINC open source volunteer computing platform. All are welcome! Dates: 7th-10th of September, 2020  https://www.rechenkraft.net/wiki/BOINC_Workshop_2020

NEW PROJECT:: BlackHoles@Home http://astro.phys.wvu.edu/bhathome/blackholesathome_homepage-en_US.html ..

BOINC Network Podcast on Discord https://discordapp.com/channels/605398931479724074/628659434142564352 https://boinc.network/  Invite link: https://discord.gg/wPRafUq ..  https://www.boinc.network/ https://twitter.com/BOINCNetwork  ..


— CITIZEN SCIENCE —

AstroQuest is an online non-BOINC citizen science project where participants inspect and edit images that will help Australian astronomers understand how galaxies grow and evolve. https://astroquest.net.au/about/ ..  It is perfect for those times when your favorite BOINC projects are down :) See the article "Volunteers needed to help unlock the secrets of the Universe" | University of Western Australia http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2019032211292/volunteers-wanted-help-unlock-secrets-universe ... [In a nutshell] The science behind AstroQuest on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/324133654 and a Tutorial https://vimeo.com/324135477 ..  NOTE: Also led by the ICRAR was the now completed SkyNet POGS project http://pogs.theskynet.org/index.html ..


— SPACE —

3 years later, what has been learned about 'Oumuamua, our first interstellar visitor ? https://astronomy.com/magazine/2020/02/our-first-interstellar-visitor ..

Mysterious radio signal from space is repeating every 16 days - CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/world/repeating-fast-radio-burst-pattern-scn-trnd/index.html ..

Riding the Booster with enhanced sound  (and take a look at the playlist) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c&list=PLD46FA19058EA0F50&index=1 ..

NASA brings Voyager 2 fully back online, 11.5 billion miles from Earth https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-brings-voyager-2-fully-back-online-11.5-billion-miles-from-earth ..

NASA reveals the 2 things you need to qualify for a trip to the Moon https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-reveals-2-things-you-need-to-qualify-for-trip-to-moon ..This may be the most exciting job listing of all time. NASA is looking for the next Neil Armstrong.

In 2021, NASA's flying telescope SOFIA might lose its wings https://www.inverse.com/science/2021-nasa-flying-telescope-sofia-might-lose-its-wings ..


— SCIENCE —

The global fight against coronavirus - BBC Future https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200210-coronavirus-finding-a-cure-to-fight-the-symptoms ..

CERN highlights from 2019 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=fWvrqF8p5Hg&feature=emb_title ...

— HUMOR —

Corey S. Powell on Twitter: "I guess "Smallish asteroid with well-known orbit will pass not-particularly close to Earth this weekend, with zero chance of impact" is not an exciting headline. But it's the right one. https://t.co/zpBnSWcfnk https://t.co/37outjtLxI" / Twitter https://twitter.com/coreyspowell/status/1228444943150198789 ..


— MUSIC —


Uncharted Worlds by Mark Petrie Composer  https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/uncharted-worlds ..

Quantum by Mark Petrie Composer | https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/quantum-audiomachine ..

Resurgence by Mark Petrie Composer | https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/resurgence ..

Approaching the Summit by Mark Petrie Composer https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/approaching-the-summit . ..

Open Future by Mark Petrie Composer https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/open-future ..

Reaching Horizon by Mark Petrie Composer https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/reaching-horizon ..

Battersea by Mark Petrie Composer  https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/oro ..

Solaris Rising - as heard in Westworld Season 2 by Mark Petrie Composer https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/solaris-rising ..

Cahokia by Mark Petrie Composer  https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/cahokia ..

New Dawn by Mark Petrie Composer https://soundcloud.com/mark-22/new-dawn ..

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