Astronuc's latest activity
-
Astronuc reacted to berkeman's post in the thread RIP Anthony J Leggett (1938 - 2026), superfluidity with
Like.
A very long life well lived. -
Astronuc reacted to robphy's post in the thread RIP Anthony J Leggett (1938 - 2026), superfluidity with
Care.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Leggett https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/science/anthony-james-leggett-dead.html... -
Astronuc replied to the thread Another Kīlauea Eruption seems to be beginning.Did it ever stop? I think there has been ongoing eruptions since. https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams
-
In other words, one-on-one dialog between student and teacher. The student beer bar in Williamstown is called "The Log" Regarding...
-
Astronuc replied to the thread High School ASASSN-15lh (aka SN 2015L), a superluminal supernova, or hypernova?.My wife just happened to be listening to a video on Science Channel. It caught my attention, partly due to the mention of killer stars...
-
Astronuc posted the thread High School ASASSN-15lh (aka SN 2015L), a superluminal supernova, or hypernova? in Astronomy and Astrophysics.My wife was listening to a video about superluminal supernova (Type Ic), ASASSN-15lh, or SN 2015L. It was discovered through the All Sky...
-
Astronuc replied to the thread Iceberg A-23A turns blue, starts traveling and may break apart.Apparently, the iceberg A23 has been disintegrating. Once the biggest in the world, it now apparently has weeks left somewhere in the...
-
Astronuc reacted to D H's post in the thread Undergrad The Heavier Elements: A Question About Their Abundance with Like.
Gold, as I mentioned earlier, is a siderophile. It "loves" iron (that's what "siderophile" means). In fact, gold is more siderophilic...
-
Astronuc reacted to PeroK's post in the thread Undergrad The Heavier Elements: A Question About Their Abundance with Like.
Perhaps a ton doesn't amount to very much on cosmic scales? In fact, there are estimated to be about 250,000 tonnes of gold on Earth...
-
Astronuc reacted to phyzguy's post in the thread Undergrad Heavy elements from neutron star collisions? with Like.
Wikipedia is always a good place to start. I think until about 2000 or so, it was thought that supernovae were the main source of all...
-
Astronuc reacted to jedishrfu's post in the thread And They Names it Evo — an AI trained on trillions of bases with Like.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/large-genome-model-open-source-ai-trained-on-trillions-of-bases/ This is for @Evo: Hello Mrs...
-
What have you looked at so far? Have you seen this...
-
Astronuc reacted to Ibix's post in the thread Undergrad Relativistic Space Travel: Optimizing Proper Time [Project Hail Mary] with Like.
Could be optimising for other things - fuel consumption is the obvious bound. Can the ship burn at 1.5g for long enough to follow your...
-
Astronuc replied to the thread High School Can alpha radiation make other materials radioactive?.I am aware this thread is about 2.5 years old (OP Aug 9, 2023 with last response Sep 28, 2023), but it is a somewhat important topic...
-
Astronuc reacted to ORF's post in the thread High School Can alpha radiation make other materials radioactive? with Like.
The (alpha,n) reactions are the biggest source of background in low background laboratories, and a hot topic of research. The cross...