CW: Forbes.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
I was doing some research to try and remember where I was going with a story I was writing and found that the reality of something I thought was really fucking awesome turns out to be completely useless. Like most of my life, and humanity in general.
CW: Forbes.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@kelseyhusky oh no :( :(
That map is my favorite thing about those messages. I printed it on a shirt.
re: CW: Forbes.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@starkatt I wanted it for a tattoo. I think I might still get it. just cause its too damn awesome not to.
re: CW: Forbes.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@kelseyhusky I think it would be awesome.
re: CW: Wired.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@starkatt So, even though the actual map is not useful, apparently, Pulsars themselves could still be used for stellar navigation. Which is nice to find. I feel slightly better about my tattoo now.
https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-just-proved-it-can-navigate-space-using-pulsars-where-to-now/
re: CW: Wired.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@starkatt well, what else are you gonna call an instrument specifically for navigating by stars?
re: CW: Wired.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@kelseyhusky @starkatt TBH even if it's not as effective as we'd like I think it counts? One of the first probes to go anywhere and the message is "Here, we didn't understand the Universe enough to give you a good map but we tried! Come say hi!"
re: CW: Wired.com link, Reality ensues, science is cool, but sometimes it kills some wonder.
@kelseyhusky that piece of hardware being named Sextant is making me smile.