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Webb captured images of the six massive galaxies. One of them (bottom left) could contain as many stars as our Milky Way galaxy, but it is 30 times more compact "The revelation that massive galaxy formation began extremely early in the history of the universe upends what many of us had thought was settled science,” Leja said. “We’ve been informally calling these objects ‘universe breakers’ — and they have been living up to their name so far.” These objects are way more massive than anyone expected,” said study coauthor Joel Leja, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, in a statement. “We expected only to find tiny, young, baby galaxies at this point in time, but we’ve discovered galaxies as mature as our own in what was previously understood to be the dawn of the universe.” The galaxies are so massive that they conflict with 99% of models representing early galaxies in the universe, which means scientists need to rethink how galaxies formed and evolved. The current theory suggests that galaxies began as small clouds of stars and dust that grew over time https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/webb-telescope-massive-early-galaxies-scn/index.html

I'm excited for the opportunity to expose my daughter to the game I love and to hopefully get a chance to see more of the system(s) than Kerbin's two moons!

That is interesting. I can see a lot of use for transferring LOX beyond fuel - so that part makes sense. Anyone know whether there is something particularly difficult about LOX transfer over Methane ( /other fuels - excluding hydrogen) that would make a solution that works for LOX prove to be adequate for the other fuels? (I exclude hydrogen because I've read how persnickity it is)

Do you have a source for this? Would be interesting to read about and discuss with my ESL coordinator. And @tg626, et. al. This attitude is nothing I've brought into this, and as the OP I'm surprised that it took this turn. The several sniping posts above make no sense in context with what I've written about my concerns with how 12-17 year old kids will respond to 'Magic Schoolbus' type of voices and tone. I've pushed Michelle Thaller as an example of how to effectively communicate with kids of all ages without resorting to the sing-songy 'talking to Littles' voice I've described over and over again - showing zero gender-bias from the OP. You and others have injected this whole thing to sidetrack a valid concern and should really reassess your own conduct throughout this discussion. Quit hijacking my thread for your own purposes!

Probably... but that's likely to be premature given the amount of work the team is going to do and the number of updates we should see before Sandbox is ready. Intercept's resident part modder recently described how they want to get everything working and stable and then they'll make it ready and accessible to the modding community

Shouldn't it have 4 tanks, then? If they only have 3, then they're not testing transfer of one of the critical liquids, right?

I'm confused. If they had a working prototype that might exceed Merlin performance... why stop and work on a tug? No market for another launch engine?

https://www.science.org/content/article/dark-energy-supermassive-black-holes-physicists-spar-over-radical-idea Some of you may have read about a recent paper suggesting dark energy comes from black holes. It's a little difficult to grasp, but I guess the gist is that they looked at a bunch of old elliptical galaxies and presumed the sizes of their resident SMBH's and that they're too big to have grown by mergers or accretion... then presumed that because the universe is expanding that the only explanation is that they're coupled to the expansion and thus a, if not the, source of DE. Not everyone is convinced

Without wanting to get dragged sideways... would they ever fly something without a nose cone? Even if trying to save weight I'd think they'd put some kind of faring for any launch for aerodynamic purposes.

Does me buying a 3070 when it came out count?

I keep checking... ...but it's still not Friday, yet

As one of the guys who worried about the voice acting... That wasn't bad. Maybe a tad heavy on the youthful enthusiasm... But nothing worth complaining about. Certainly not the overly condescending sing-song voice I heard in the one video - even though it's the same actor. I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised when the game launches.

Added this to the OP Note how she talks to the kid in a way that is direct and not sing-songy.

Not exactly sure where you are going with this, as I've avoided the Discord like the plague. There may be people who have reached a similar opinion for different reasons... I think I've been clear that it's the sing-songy 'talking to little kids' thing that grates. I use a lot of video content in my teaching - and I have watched the reactions of my students very closely, because once I start losing engagement it's hard to capture their attention again. This means that I have to curate videos very carefully. Sometimes I find a video that has all the information I want in a nice tight package - but I cannot use it because the voice over is in the sing-songy talking to Littles voice. Literally seconds after that voice starts off - you lose almost every single teen in the room. Their engagement is longer for anything that talks to the audience in direct, easy to understand language - so long as it's not condescending or boring. I don't think this is a deal breaker - but it is something that has caught my attention and seems cautionary at this point. Again - once I have the game I will run it against my resident teens and report back.

Can't argue with that - the problem is that my initial impression is that the committee chose a voice that appealed to the broadest demographic, without thinking about this specific demographic's response. I'd be willing to bet there is a solid dip in the 12-17 year old perception of it.

I spend all my working day with teenagers. They know everything. Actually, they don't. And they're willing to admit it. Under certain circumstances. It's quite easy to reach them, presuming you treat them with a little respect. When they feel condescended to, they shut down. They are particularly sensitive to 'baby talk' or being treated like a little kid. The published video tutorial in this sense is really borderline. On many levels, it's quite good. The animations are approachable and the information is on point. But the voice? It's great for little Kerbonauts, and IMO older adults can handle it, but I do think it will turn off tweens and teens - and perhaps some younger adults. I plan on getting direct feedback from a couple of them this weekend. Will report back.

[snip] It's complete, mature, added onto and modded. Intercept has been clear that KSP2 is EARLY ACCESS, not complete, and Sandbox only at this point. People... please... stop putting unrealistic expectations on this!

Anyone as long as it respects the intelligence of the kids (and adults) it's supposed to help. This is a game that appeals to the intelligence of players. Those kinds of kids don't appreciate being treated like babies. They openly mock Magical Schoolbus... even if or perhaps especially because they couldn't get enough of it just a few years before.

Breaking my commitment to not watching anything until release, I felt the need to watch some of the CC content related to the tutorials. I think the "overly chipper squeaky kid voice" is a mistake. As a teacher and someone hoping to introduce the game to tweens, teens and adults ‐ if all of the tutorials are in that voice you are going to turn people off. Let me specifically address tweens and teens. That voice is going to liquid them off. No way to sugar coat this. 5th graders and below will be fine with that voice. Middleschoolers and high-school kids will resent it. Adults who are interested will roll their eyes and put up with it... but if there is a target market of 12-17 yearolds, they're going to feel condescension and annoyance. Best case? They mock the game on social media. Most likely? They will walk or avoid the tutorials. Strongly suggest recording a more mature sounding actor ‐ and treating older kids like young adults rather than precocious day care kiddos. Edit the n-th: I've heard the same voice actor speaking in a different video in a tone less 'talking to the Littles ' and it was fine. Having her present the materials in a matter of fact tone similar to how M. Thaller does below will solve any reservations I have. Edit - for reference, here's Michelle Thaller talking to kids, and it works.

According to the Necronomicon, the Zombie KSP2 (it's already dead, of course) will rise on Friday. Some suspect it will have the vampiric power to drain the energy from your current relationships!

The point above about similar part count crafts working the same or better is likely well found. I'm interested to see what people get up to in the first weeks of the game. I think there are likely to be a lot of (if not most) EA players who fall into two main camps: 1. Highly experienced players who want to recreate their Grand Tour crafts or make the most awesome or absurd GT crafts with very high part counts and then go looking for all the 'new' of the Kerbolar System, and 2. Experienced players who want to recreate past missions or build complex crafts for visiting bodies they found complicated or difficult to achieve in KSP. I suspect that both of these groups will be stressing the system and having fun and finding lots of bugs. There is also a third camp - one that is split into two groups: A. Players like me that enjoy the game but never really got past the moons (maybe one or two other bodies), and B. New players / returning players who were interested but never quite got the hang of KSP. This group is going to be looking hard at the onboarding (tutorials) and ease of access stuff as well as the 'fun' of the game in ways I don't think the preceding two groups will. We are likely to be building rovers and planes and trying to land on the moons or other biomes of Kerbin and generally noobing around for the fun of it. My hope is that the new /inexperienced voices don't get drowned out. If too many people are building absurd part-count crafts and then griping about performance it is going to have a negative impact on the interest of the new / returning players who are unlikely to be building high part count crafts during the first few months.

“It’s rare nowadays to have fundamental discoveries in science,” said lead study author Baptiste Journaux, an acting assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the University of Washington... ...now we have these planetary objects that probably have compounds that are very familiar to us, but in very exotic conditions. We have to redo all the fundamental mineralogical science that people did in the 1800s, but at high pressure and low temperature. It is an exciting time.” Water and salts create a hydrate, a rigid icy lattice supported by hydrogen bonds, in cold temperatures... After the study experiment, the researchers discovered two new hydrates — one utilizing two salt molecules for every 17 water molecules, and another with one salt molecule for every 13 molecule. ... Understanding the chemistry present on ocean worlds like Europa will allow scientists to better understand the data collected by missions like JUICE and Europa Clipper in the future. “These are the only planetary bodies, other than Earth, where liquid water is stable at geological timescales, which is crucial for the emergence and development of life,” Journaux said. “They are, in my opinion, the best place in our solar system to discover extraterrestrial life, so we need to study their exotic oceans and interiors to better understand how they formed, evolved and can retain liquid water in cold regions of the solar system, so far away from the sun.” https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/world/salty-ice-europa-ocean-moons-scn/index.html (emphasis added)

KSP DEVS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NVIDIA /AMD'S HORRIFIC PRICING. If the recommended specs were lower we'd be screaming about the game not rising to its potential. Stahp already

This sounds like a game in EA to me! Looking forward to it!

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