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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"space",<br>"author":"steevc",<br>"permlink":"space-rock",<br>"title":"Space rock",<br>"body":"NASA is hoping that their [New Horizons probe (http:\/\/pluto.jhuapl.edu\/) has captured images and data about a small object billions of kilometres from Earth today. This is the probe that did a fly-by of Pluto a few years ago. Ultima Thule is just a few miles across,<br> but could tell us more about how our solar system formed. It will take some time to get images as the data rate is about the same as an early modem. Not surprising when you consider the distance and limited power it has to transmit with.\n\n![uqpwf1e9d2.png (https:\/\/img.esteem.ws\/uqpwf1e9d2.png)\n*Image from [Wikipedia (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Horizons#\/media\/File:New_Horizons_Transparent.png)*\n\nI [just read (https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/dec\/31\/new-horizons-heads-for-flyby-of-space-rock-ultima-thule) that the event has been marked with a new song by guitarist and astrophysicist [Brian May (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_May). \n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j3Jm5POCAj8\n\nMy ears detect a little of the Doctor Who theme and some Chuck Berry riffs. Chuck's Johnny B. Goode was one of the sounds included on a record mounted on the [Voyager (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voyager_2#Golden_record) probe in the 1970s.\n\nIt's an exciting way to start this new year. Humans have issues at home,<br> but that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep exploring and learning. We need some perspective on how insignificant we actually are. \n\nRock on and on and on.\n\n<p><b><div class=\"pull-left\"><img src=\"https:\/\/steevc.keybase.pub\/steemit\/steevc.png\"><\/div>\nI'm Steve,<br> the geeky guitarist. <\/b><ul><li>I'll buy <a href=\"\/guitar\/@steevc\/steem-for-picks\">guitar picks for Steem<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get a <a href=\"https:\/\/wirexapp.com\/r\/oixlbxxg1t\">Wirex Debit Card<\/a> to spend your crypto.<\/li>\n<li>Get some passive income with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mannabase.com\/?ref=ej74g43dgi\">Mannabase<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get paid to search at <a href=\"https:\/\/presearch.org\/signup?rid=115476\">Presearch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Battle for cards on <a href=\"https:\/\/steemmonsters.com?ref=steevc\">Steem Monsters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"links\":[\"http:\/\/pluto.jhuapl.edu\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/dec\/31\/new-horizons-heads-for-flyby-of-space-rock-ultima-thule\",<br>\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_May\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j3Jm5POCAj8\",<br>\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voyager_2#Golden_record\",<br>\"https:\/\/wirexapp.com\/r\/oixlbxxg1t\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.mannabase.com\/?ref=ej74g43dgi\",<br>\"https:\/\/presearch.org\/signup?rid=115476\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemmonsters.com?ref=steevc\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/img.esteem.ws\/uqpwf1e9d2.png\",<br>\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Horizons#\/media\/File:New_Horizons_Transparent.png\",<br>\"https:\/\/steevc.keybase.pub\/steemit\/steevc.png\" ,<br>\"tags\":[\"space\",<br>\"newhorizons\",<br>\"queen\",<br>\"brianmay\",<br>\"science\" ,<br>\"app\":\"esteem\/2.0.2-surfer\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown+html\",<br>\"community\":\"esteem.app\" " | | comment_options | "author":"steevc",
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