Wintry friday, and far too much excitement on all fronts.
So, we ask the Mighty iPod: about those new exoplanets - Fomalhaut b, really there or unlucky background? And, HR8799 - is it really a BSS?
Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
- The Covering: Greetings to the New Brunette - Billy Bragg
- The Crossing: Carry That Weight - Beatles
- The Crown: Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
- The Root: I Want To Tell You - Beatles
- The Past: One Better Day - Madness
- The Future: (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear - Blondie
- The Questioner: Jail Guitar Doors - Clash
- The House: Taktu Til við að Tvista - Stuðmenn
- The Inside: One Part Be My Lover - Bonnie Raitt
- The Outcome: Reflection In A Flat - Half Man Half Biscuit
Crossing works.
Questioner has attitude.
The House is dancing the twist.
As always, the Key as explained by Sean
The Future?
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Oops, friday again already.
So, we ask the omniscient iPod - got any good ideas?
Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: The Sky
The Crossing: A Rush and A Push and The Land is Ours - Smiths
The Crown: Taktu Til Við að Tvista - Stuðmenn
The Root: Suedehead - Morrissey
The Past: Hevi…
Topical friday and so we ask the Mighty One a Topical Question:
Oh, mighty iPod: will LIGO, now that it has reached phase I design sensitivity and is in double coincidence science run mode, detect the ringdown from the formation of intermediate mass black holes in the local universe?
Whoosh goes…
soggy cool friday, and a new beginning at hand
so, we slosh to the Mighty iPod, and ask: that Super Earth we conjecture to be in transit, is it wet or dry?
Woosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: I Wanna Be Lover - Elvis Costello
The Crossing: Police & Thieves - Clash
The Crown:…
It is friday, sunny friday, so we spontaneously ask the Mighty iPod: do we actually have Free Will?
Woosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: Cry for Love - Iggy Pop
The Crossing: The Boy Done Good - Billy Bragg
The Crown: A Lover Sings - Billy Bragg
The Root: Ashes to Ashes - Bowie
The…
What's a BSS for those of us who are not up on the latest acronyms?
BSS = Blue Straggler Star
A main sequence star rejuvenated through merger or collision with higher mass than consistent with its main sequence lifetime and extra hydrogen injected into its core.