Spaceception

Here's a link with those really bad names, it's a bit slow though, so don't have too many tabs open http://the-daily.buzz/a/nasa-asks-internet-to-name-7-new-planets-and-regrets-it-immediately/p-1 But this one is my favorite

@daniel l. Has made some cover art for TCBW, and it's awesome!

Alright, let's get this train rolling again with some new additions and a couple of takeaways The biggest addition is obviously the TRAPPIST-1 system, with 4 (Not 3, I don't know why people aren't including T-1d. anyway) potentially habitable worlds, but there's a great thread by @_Augustus_ Here where you can take your discussions Other additions include: KIC-5522786 b, which is the first potentially habitable world found around an A-type star, I haven't seen much news on it, which is honestly surprising all things considering. Anyway, this planet has a (Possible) mass of 1.8x Earth and radius of 1.2x Earth (Wow, not bad for the first confirmed A-type HZ planet). This planet orbits once every 757.2 days or ~2 years, with an ESI of .67. The only thing that could hinder its habitability (Ignoring the parent star anyway) is the amount of energy it receives, or 2.7x the energy that Earth receives, or a Teq of 305K, or 31c, now, depending on Albedo, atm comp and pressure, and magnetic field strength, this planet could be habitable for at least unicellular life, that is until the star rage quits and destroys its solar system. Turns out, Wolf 1061c might be too hot for life, at least that's the impression I got, as it's no longer on the list. But its been replaced by its bigger brother, Wolf 1061d, a planet with 5.2x and (Possibly) 1.7x the Earth's mass and radius respectively. While the planet might not be habitable for us, it could be a habitable gas dwarf for exotic aerial life (Which is equally awesome), this planet orbits every 67.3 days, and receives ~.3x the energy the Earth receives. or a Teq of 182K or -91.2c (Brrr), this planet could evolve multicellular life down in the future (Small animals with helium pockets anyone?) and would have plenty of time to do so, as the parent star is a red dwarf. And finally, we have an amazing infographic by Futurisum: The universe is an amazing place, I can't wait for the day when potentially habitable worlds are found as often as hot Jupiters.

Infinitum has some cover art, courtesy of @daniel l.

Yeah, that happens to me sometimes, do what others have said, just try again

Ferrets, how can they bend like that!?

Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay at club Kerbin, we have an endless supply of root beer!

What if it turns out there's more? @ProtoJeb21 I know, will be having a field day

I like how @ProtoJeb21, @electricpants, and I all have TRAPPIST-1 Avatars

Top of the mornin' to ya laddies! Oh, wait, wrong TOTM...

Yay! Alien politics, here I come

Political, ideological or religious posts unrelated to Spaceflight, or of a nature deemed likely to result in behavior banned under rule 2.2D; So discussing future stuff, or theoretical Alien politics is on the table, so long as it relates to Spaceflight?

A lighthearted take on the habitability of the TRAPPIST planets http://newatlas.com/trappist-1-planets-ranked/48139/

Wizards, Aliens, and Starships is a really good one, it explores the science and math behind a lot of topics, like magic, space elevators, orbital colonies, terraforming, various advanced propulsion methods, FTL and time travel, Alien life, Megastructures, Humanities extinction (Or what could kill us), along with many other topics, It was written a few years ago, and is a really great read, with a ton of equations in it, and it explores the physics in detail as well.

Banned for cats.

Dang, no one has replied? @legoclone09

Step one is to start relaunching Falcon boosters.

I was thinking that two FH could do a lunar landing, if Masten Space systems gets involved, they could get a lander.

Now that's really awesome, it also means that people will likely take SpaceX more seriously in a Mars mission. Who's going up though? Also, I'll get to see a manned Moon flight

I know, that's the joke

When even NASA's super-computer lags. trying to render it And when the thrust is enough to nudge the planet off course slightly.

This is a hypothetical discussion, and depending on what propulsion source you use, you could just figure out a way to 'hover' in the same area, following the paths of stars as they orbit the galaxy.

This topic explores the idea of having a laser sail network in the local interstellar neighborhood, which is a cool idea, I was expecting it to be something different, like hyperspace lanes or something. From the Youtuber: Quick note since I didn't say it in the episode, yes you probably would have a mega-array at each star system, probably solar powered, pushing many ships at once up to that first few percent of light, or powering ion drives, or maybe a long mass driver. The first few relays would probably be higher powered too. Discuss!

@daniel l. See's thread for 94 Kelvins Cool you have it up here now! See's spoiler Surprise chapter! No you fool, it's 'The Empire' Woooah, that looks cool. You're darn right it's cool