Recent content by -Tomasz-

No natural resources? I admit there is no oil nor trees on the Moon, but you've got plenty of different metals. Also, I've read some time ago, that NASA has done research on moon rocks and they came up with a way of getting water out of the Moon dust. The lunar surface may look poor at a first...

1. There is no need to ship energy back to Earth if you can beam it there via laser. 2. It is believed that there are huge deposits of helium three on he Moon, so we would need to build a sufficient infrastructure to exploit it. 3. The Moon is one huge natural resource made of the same...

Hypothesis necessary for this thread: By, 2050, there is a stable private presence on the Moon (hotels, other habitats, laboratories, factories, etc...). A part from tourist atractions (ie: hotels) and research facilities, how do you imagine industrial activity on the Moon? For instance...

Well, the Moon belongs to the Earth-Moon system, so legally speaking, it is owned by us. If you suddenly would want to crash Apophis into the Moon, you would force Apophis to do what it doesn't want to, and we would jeoperdise its souverainty. We'd have a ton of problems including space lawyers...

Sky is an initiation, space is the hardcore part. Consider infinity I agree that sky can be very captivating. Today we had a first real storm, at my campus, since the beginning of the year, and it was incredible. The best part is the fresh air , and the heavy clouds full of thunders and...

We could always try to crash the Moon into Apophis. We could already start selling tickets for the viewing event :D

I find it incredible they could take an image of Phoenix from an orbiter. Lets hope they will finally find some conclusive answers about the planet.

". .. .. .. . happens" - Forrest Gump :D EDIT: "Life is like a box of chocolates...."

Meteor mass is neglectable. I read somewhere, that if we could crash into each other all the meteorites in the asteroid belt, we still would not be able to create a fair size planet.

Fair enough, however, science has a generally accepted, and verified through the scientic method and thus peer review, viewpoint on the universe. What we have now at the beginning of the 21st century is a huge heritage of research and experimentation of different theories. In my opinion, our...

Gravity depends on the mass of a celestial body, suppose we can assume that the earth is expanding in diameter, how in the world would its mass increase? And then again, if there is such phenomenon as gravity, then all the particles that make up earth would be attracted to the common centre of...

Have government agencies ever recorded erotica on earth? Just wait for the private sector to develop in space, who knows.

I'd imagine that if you create an atmosphere of authority and respect between the child and yourself since the beginning, the child would never resort to violence, or even to rude behaviour. However if that is not the case (which we clearly see in the video), the guy should be dealt with...

Well obviously they have taken care of the switch from their end. I personally don't watch a lot of TV, however from my experience, I must confess that private TV stations going digital almost always require some sort of a decoder. Shame. It would be nice to be able to bypass that and watch TV...

Why not use a steam powered airplane then? Or (and now seriously), build a steam powered pressure cannon, and send the balls across the gorge.