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The thing about π
Consider the following setup, from the game ‘Factorio’, the game about factory management and automation: There are two factories visible in this image – the two rectangular, green-walled buildings. Take the one on the left: it’s manufacturing electric furnaces, with … Continue reading
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Tagged ∞, asymptotic, Factorio, factory floor, industrial management, infinity, irrational numbers, Neptune-Pluto resonance, orbital resonance, planetary resonance, resource pressure, π
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ALMA telescope catches live planet-forming action for the first time
The ALMA telescope in Chile has, for the first time, observed a star system that might be in the early stages of planet formation. The picture has astronomers drooling over it because the study of the origins of planets has until now been … Continue reading
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Tagged exoplanets, HK Tauri, HL Tauri, orbital resonance, planet formation, proto-planetary disc
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