Tweedledee Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Looks interesting but we'll have to wait till tomorrow night... https://amp.businessinsider.com/watch-nasa-mars-curiosity-rover-announcement-live-2018-6 BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Sounds intriguing as usual! ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 I'm hoping it's going to be something spectacular and mind blowing. We'll find out soon, 7pm tonight our time. ?? BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 I thoroughly enjoyed that and watched the whole hour. Great to see scientists so passionate about their subject and giving such an interesting presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 They've also announced New Horizons has been 'woken up' and is in good order for its next and final encounter with 'Ultima Thule' on New Years day ? BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: They've also announced New Horizons has been 'woken up' and is in good order for its next and final encounter with 'Ultima Thule' on New Years day ? More interesting stuff to be discovered soon then. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Ultima Thule? Wasn't that one of the Transformers? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) I'm not sure where it comes from Martyn ? I'm a bit too old to know much about Transformers ! ? I've heard of 'Optimus Prime'. Wasn't that Transformers related ? The Wikipedia definition....."any distant place beyond the known world" I like that. I think its a good name and somewhat better than 2014 MU69. I'm not sure if its official yet though...?? Edited June 10, 2018 by Bino-viewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 That's what I understand Rob, "Beyond the known world". New Horizons has been a very successful mission so far and has turned our understanding of the outer objects on it's head. Who would have thought tectonics were possible not only that far out, but on a body as small as Pluto. We have a lot to learn still. I hope we come across something else amazing, it's got to be good for further funding requests. +Bino-viewer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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