Beyond the Earth Foundation

Beyond the Earth is an interdisciplinary ‘blue skies’ research & education foundation committed to supporting deep-time planetary stewardship beyond century XXI

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

Thought-experiment;
What crucial environmental records should we ideally now aim to preserve for the benefit of posterity to make informed decisions for their inherited world(s)? If ‘everything’ is not practical, what scientific materials are ‘essential’? https://t.co/fnUQ9aU9JO

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@Ollie_Base @NathanpmYoung @nemocentric Happy to discuss further. Our archiving focus, aspirations for this material, and partnering institutes are also outlined in the 'After the Horizon' pages for more information. Our focus for the moment however is to actually put this library together. Legacy suggestions welcome!

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@Ollie_Base @NathanpmYoung @nemocentric Security of information is of paramount importance, but the 'Companion Guide' is intended as a semiotics experiment as opposed to being the only home for this material. Presently, this project is the only consolidated effort to initially establish an index of enduring legacies

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@drspacejunk In fairness, strange men commiting violence happens at the matches, so can't understand the premise of the excuse!

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@Astro_Wright @chodenzi Here are the only [relatively detailed] promotional images I've found for the Akatsuki plates for comparison. Let me know if you can spot Hatsune Miku anywhere...

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@drspacejunk Premium edition comes with a cowboy hat

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@NASAExoplanets We'll add it to the 'A Profile of Humanity' catalogue...

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@drspacejunk Completely missed out on the rich history of SETA too, not to mention several lines of SETI research...

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@DavidBrin Perhaps, likely by literally throwing them through the glass ceiling...

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@drspacejunk Yes please

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@iamreddave @drspacejunk Three I believe

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@drspacejunk Perhaps a multi-author volume? 101 space facts, not fiction.

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@AnnieHandmer @drspacejunk @fringetracker @SciencePetr @ChrisJohnsonEsq @spacedaporras Another fine fervert example of sensationalism and technology outpacing sapience, foresight and ethics in our bio-footprints. It is disheartening reading the 'about us' tab to see how biodiversity loss inspires people to recklessly spill DNA off world as acts of 'preservation'.

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@drspacejunk @chris_bloke @MSSLSpaceLab The balsa wood 'Seismo capsules' were part of the Ranger 3, 4 & 5 seismometer experiment soft landing mechanism. Clearly none successfully returned data but R-4 technically made it to the surface. Diagrams are from publication; 'Planetary Landers and Entry Probes' by Andrew Ball.

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@chris_bloke @drspacejunk @MSSLSpaceLab I believe there is also balsa wood on the moon from the US Ranger program?

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@markmccaughrean Enjoy the trip, if you plan on blowing off the next few work days, recommending taking the Wild Atlantic Way southbound!

[A Simple Response @ASimpleResponse]

The @ASimpleResponse to an Elemental Message signal is now 3 light-years away from Earth (about 28,362,764,866,464 km or 189593 AU) with an estimated arrival time to the North Star #Polaris of 2450CE. #ASimpleResponse
Follow @BeyondEarthFDN study for info on space-based messages.

[Mark McCaughrean @markmccaughrean]

THREAD: a reminder that low Earth orbit is already crowded & that the potential addition of tens of thousands of new satellites needs serious attention.

[Beyond the Earth Foundation @BeyondEarthFDN]

@drspacejunk Staircases are relative