Dan Lambeth

Fly by day, astronomy by night. Sometimes I write things. #scicomm. #spacemanDan. Research at @Swinburne. See the world differently. ✈️🔭☄️🛰️📡🚀

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

Had an awesome chat with @TheCarleyScott yesterday about all things space and #ELA... Lots to look forward to 🚀🚀🚀

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

@CosmicRami @stilgherrian @NewtonMark Fascinating video, explains the link between QF72 and cosmic radiation really well

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

First conference as a speaker coming up, should be fun!
https://t.co/1pLwwUBSbM
https://t.co/sA516nvnHR #ATRS2021

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

Just wrote about this cool research from #ASKAP
WALLABY data focusing on Eridanus... Makes me excited for SKA

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

@CosmicRami @drspacejunk Don't they come in a pack of 6?

[Dr Ceri Brenner @CeriBrenner]

This beautiful beamline is the only place in Australia for ion irradiation with your sample in air, opening the door for radiobiology & electronics testing. The chamber is a bespoke solution designed by our expert engineers. Thank you @dhlambeth - superb article! #NCRISimpact

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

Look at those stars! Moon looks ok too...

#SpaceAusMoon

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

@AnnaVidot @SpaceAusDotCom @abccanberra It was an honour to be able to talk about such a legend!

[People_of_Space: @People_Of_Space]

So some more #peopleinspace to follow. Today I want to share my fellow @SpaceAusDotCom writers Amy Wardrop @amoswar, Vanessa Chapman @astronessie1 , Vi Tran @vistronaut, Kim Gosschalk @kimgosscha, and Kirsten Banks @AstroKirsten, Daniel Lamberth @dhlambeth 👏👏👏👏#spacelove

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

Nice review paper by @astroquokka and team... Very comprehensive and easy to read.

There's a lot more to learn about galaxy quenching as well, and so we have yet another reason to look forward to @SKA_telescope!

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Time: If you want to work out how old something is, you can use carbon dating. Carbon-14 stored in dead plants, animals etc. decays with a half life of about 5,730 yr. But this technique can only be used on samples less than about 50,000 yr old. #RandomSpaceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Life: If each of, say, 7 main steps in evolution from origin of life to us had a 10% chance of occurring, the chances of us having evolved would be 1 in 10-mill. However, if the chances of each stage were 1%, it becomes 1 in 100-trill. Are we alone? Hmm. #RandomSpaceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Liefe: The Great Filter suggests that at least 1 step in the process from 'star' to 'intelligent life colonising space' is unlikely. Star - RNA - prokaryotes - eukaryotes - sex - multi-cell life - tool-using animals - us - space people. Which is it? #RandomSpaceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Spaceflight: The X-38 was an experimental re-entry vehicle used to research an emergency crew return vehicle (CRV) for the ISS. The CRV would remain docked to the ISS but could automatically fly crew back to Earth. It was cancelled in 2002 due budget cuts. #RandomSpaceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Life: How many species of life on Earth are there? Estimates range from 5.3-mill to 1-trill, but maybe around 8.7-mill? That is, we have no idea. And only about 1.2-mill have been identified and described so far, with maybe 3 times as many living on land. #RandomScienceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Space: Ever heard of EGGs in space? Evaporating gas globules are regions of hydrogen gas ~100 AU in size and embedded in larger clouds. Inside the EGG the gas and dust are denser than in the surrounding gas cloud. EGGs are likely predecessors to new protostars. #RandomSpaceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Spaceflight: MAVEN - Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN - monitors the atmosphere of Mars to understand Martian climate evolution. It's measured the rate that the solar wind has stripped gas from the atmosphere, and found that 2/3 has been lost to space. #RandomSpaceFacts

[Dan Lambeth @dhlambeth]

#Spaceflight: The Hohmann transfer is the most fuel-efficient way to travel between 2 planets. A spacecraft performs a single burn to xfer to an elliptical orbit intercepting the target. A Hohmann transfer to Mars takes 259 days but is possible only every 2yrs. #RandomSpaceFacts