This week, we kick off our Perseverance Prize giveaway. Celebrating space exploration even further, we talk about the next frontiers we'd like to see explored. Finally, community members take on a mind-bending theory about alternate universes!<\/p>\n
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Our latest giveaway kicked off this week, offering up a pack of commemorative prizes. One lucky winner will be walking away with:<\/p>\n
All you have to do is follow the instructions over at this thread. Remember, following each step makes sure your entry is valid!<\/p>\n
Our Community Question this week focused on preparing for space exploration. Suppose you were getting for a journey to a very distant planet, one that would mean a years worth of travel each way. What would you bring with you? The community came up with some fascinating answers:<\/p>\n
Software to analyze the now very bright blue-shifted objects ahead of us, which were too dim for Earth scopes. Such relativistic speeds greatly brighten on-coming objects.<\/p>\n
Extra Cheetos. - Helio<\/p>\n
I would take Elon Musk with me. He would know how and where to navigate, getting us there safely and returning safely. He would make a great space partner. Plus, he'd be cool to hang out with! - Pearl<\/p>\n
A very large amount of digital media including music, books and photographs and devices to use it. Toothbrushes with toothpaste to last two plus years and as much toilet paper I can carry. A handball and football if gravity is simulated along with my favorite baseball cap. Also if I could I would take extra fuel. - richWorld<\/p>\n
Check out the rest of the thread here.<\/p>\n
There arent very many things that can sink you down a rabbit hole the way that thinking about infinity can. However, what if a community of math aficionados and space enthusiasts got together and, say, debated it? How do you debate infinity, you ask?<\/p>\n
Here's just a taste of the conversation:<\/p>\n
Well infinity is a big number \ud83d\ude42 Consider the universe size in the BB model, only 46.5 billion light years radius, How Big Is the Universe?<\/p>\n
Presently telescopes can only see out to about 13.5 billion light-years from Earth (z ~ 12) so that leaves 33 billion more light-years presently not observable. Now this discussion introduces an infinite number of universes.<\/p>\n
How do you plan to observe those infinite numbers of universes from Earth? - Rod<\/p>\n
Rod<\/p>\n
\"How do you plan to observe those infinite numbers of universes from Earth?\"<\/p>\n
Who says that is possible? - Catastrophe<\/p>\n
Head over to this thread for more.<\/p>\n
The prevalence of extraterrestrial life.<\/p>\n
Shooting asteroids for practice.<\/p>\n
Bending the laws of physics.<\/p>\n
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Continued here:<\/p>\n
In the Space.com forums this week: Perseverance prizes, exploration and breaking theories! - Space.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week, we kick off our Perseverance Prize giveaway. Celebrating space exploration even further, we talk about the next frontiers we'd like to see explored. Continue reading