Episode #825
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Laser etcher
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
The closest Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star in the habitable zone is Ross 128b, just 11 light years from Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_128_b
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Item #2
Science
There is an estimated 14,600 stars within 100 light years of Earth, but most are unknown. http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlnasa/reference/imaginedvd/files/imagine/docs/ask_astro/answers/980123d.html
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Item #3
Science
The majority of stars within our section of the Milky Way are single stars, not part of a multi-star system. https://www.space.com/1995-astronomers-wrong-stars-single.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I know that I would be a liar or a fool if I said that I have the best of the three Apollo 11 seats, but I can say with truth and equanimity that I am perfectly satisfied with the one I have. This venture has been structured for three men, and I consider my third to be as necessary as either of the other two.” ― Michael Collins, Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey