Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star

Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by messe on Friday February 11, 2022 @11:44AM (#30303553)

I was saddened to hear about Winchell's cancer diagnosis last year[1]. I've wasted a ton of time there too, it's an oddity compared to the rest of the modern internet. I know very few other useful sites like it, and I love it all the more for its strange aesthetic.

I don't agree with everything there either, but usually it's only very minor gripes. In this case though, it's hard to argue with the reality of the rocket equation.

[1]: https://twitter.com/nyrath/status/1436010987086286853?s=20

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by thereddaikon on Friday February 11, 2022 @01:40PM (#30305333)

Oh man, I hadn't heard about that. Best of luck to him but he's right prostate cancer is a pretty bad one.

What are the other few sites you do know of?

And you are absolutely right about the rocket equation. You can't really get around it.

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by messe on Friday February 11, 2022 @03:03PM (#30306339)

I'm sure there's more but the first few that come to mind are Greg Egan's homepage[1], Xenology[2], and on a completely different topic "Gramadach na Gaeilge"[3] (Irish Grammar).

[1]: https://gregegan.net

[2]: https://xenology.info

[3]: http://nualeargais.ie/gnag/gram.htm

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by messe on Friday February 11, 2022 @07:46PM (#30308859)

It's too late to edit, but the link to xenology should be http and not https:

[2]: http://xenology.info

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