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[–] doug@lemmy.today 173 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I always thought this one was more haunting.

[–] addie@feddit.uk 40 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey! The images of Ryugu that were taken from Hayabusa2. What a sad lonely rock that place is - a loose collection of boulders in an endless orbit, in which it will probably continue without further interaction from now until the end of time. You could sneak a few ghosts onto that place, right enough, and no-one would notice.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 8 points 11 months ago

Somebody please draw this and give the space rock some ghost friends.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

Something beautifully haunting about seeing the endless abyss from another rock traveling the cosmos.

[–] gressen@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That shot is definitely creepy.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Shit I take photos better than this when I'm wasted. Stupid scientists

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Look, in their defence, they're wasted too

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 months ago

If I'd managed to stick a robot landing on a rock hurtling through space, you bet I'd be celebrating hard too

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Blown out whites and shadows, out of focus, disgusting vignetting, and lens flares on lens flares. Smh why even try, this is a horrible pfp. Not going to get any matches.

[–] aegis_sum@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Sounds like freshman year of art school!

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 11 points 11 months ago

Well, have you asked them if they could send you there instead?

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Didn't even use the cat ear filter. Amateurs....

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

JJ Abrams aimed the camera.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 41 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I mean, space also looks like this:

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Point being: the statement "space looks like X" doesn't make any sense because space looks like literally everything.

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean, space doesn't look like anything.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Then what are the lines on on my graph for huh!? Dummy

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also true. Even truer, in fact. Still validates classic Dr. Who having trash production design.

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 6 points 11 months ago

What do you mean "Dr. Who trash production design"? I really can't understand why you would say "Dr Who trash production design"! /s

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Most surfaces in space look like a quarry. So that's fair. You could also include the ones that are on fire and the ones inside of some sort of toxic cloud.

But the exceptions are the most interesting parts. There's a reason there's not much entertainment out there about people stranded in deserts, mountains, and open oceans that feature not a single encounter with life.

I've played Star Citizen, roaming dead space and lifeless planets gets old fast.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is most surface area on planets/asteroids, or on stars?

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Walkable and filmable? It would be the rocky ones.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tecnically, this photo is taken in space.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

All photos are

[–] logos@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I like your point, but to be pedantic, I think in this context "space" is short for outer space.

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] anonproxy00@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Banana for size?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago

yo but it IS incredible though.

i can't describe the feeling i get when i see stuff like this.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

The Rock Yard at NASA Houston was used for for testing out the Mars rover - lots of volcanic rocks to model Mars. Looked really fucking cool to see a couple of interns drive around on a “fake” Mars.

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 8 points 11 months ago

Suddenly a finger cramped on the shift key.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Next time I’m back in England I want to visit the Blake’s Seven/Doctor Who quarry.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Then go to ZipWorld. That way you get to zoom over the typical North Wales Quarrys used for Dr. Who.

Also whilst you're there, check out Bounce Below and Surf Snowdonia.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

There’s a particular one, I think in Hampshire, I’ve never been to. Could always visit Snowdonia for a rainy weekend though!

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And real quantum computers look like overdone sci fi props.