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NASASwift: New phenomenon, @NASASwift observes a neutron star "anti-glitch" http://ow.ly/lw0Uv
これNatureで記事要約見ました。用語も現象もさっぱりだよ！悲しいかな短波長組…

SOFIAtelescope: #NASASOFIA "first light" flight was 3 years ago! 1st image: composite IR image of Jupiter made w/ FORCAST instrument. http://ow.ly/i/2ehIc
あかIKAとSOFIA同い年なんだよな。でも接点無さすぎとそれ以上になんか相性悪そう。

MESSENGER2011: Did you know that I have completed 2021 orbits around Mercury? See where I'm at: http://bit.ly/174Zoi2
MESSENGER2011: I realized the other day that I forgot to mention a friend of mine, BepiColombo, will be checking out Mercury ~2022. http://bit.ly/10HD7zw
流石水星の周回すんのは早いな！ところでメッセンジャーはいつまで稼働するの？

WISE_Mission: WISE shines light on shattered past of asteroid families　http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-179&cid=release_2013-179
family treeつってなんか星の系統分類学とか始まりそうですね。

NASAVoyager2: ...If we had ion engines, we would _still have to pay that initial price_ & the only way we know how is with chemical propellants.
NASAVoyager2: ..so... that leaves us w me @ 792kg, of which 105kg was hydrazine fuel. 4 comparison, say I burned it all @ 1ce. I would gain ~0.3km/s.
NASAVoyager2: ...pretty pathetic. OK, switch out 4 an ion engine, what now? W same fuel capacity, I might gain ~1.6km/s. Conclusion: not a big difference!
実際はもっと長い前フリだったんですが…オチが。自分が長々と飛んでる間に技術が進化していくのを見るのはどんな気分なんだろうなあ。でもハッブルやカッシーニも現役だし、昔しかできなかった金の使い方とかあると思うと、割とどうでもいい問題かもしれない