#parsecs

10 Parsecs

A Parsec is 3.26 light years in distance. This amazing bit of work lists, charts every currently known (and suspected) object out to 32.6 light years from our planet.

Charts like this for stars have been around for a long time, but one that includes other objects such as brown and red dwarfs as well as exoplanets is quite new.

If you're a bit f a nerd for such data and statistics, then do go and visit the work carried out by Céline Reylé, Kevin Jardine, Pascal Fouqué, Jose A. Caballero, Richard L. Smart and Alessandro Sozzetti

https://gruze.org/10pc/resources/

Carl Sagan tears Star Wars (1977) apart.

Chewbacca not getting a medal from the rebels, was racists. Later it was explained that Wookies do not value medals, but that explanation took over 30 years.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Parsecs, the Difference Between Weather and Climate, and Scandinavian Life Philosophies

Learn about the difference between weather and climate; how astronomers actually use parsecs to measure distances; and some Scandinavian life philosophies that could make you happier.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? — https://curiosity.im/2MQFjV6

A Parsec Is a Real Astronomical Unit of Measurement — https://curiosity.im/2DOVcsj

5 Scandinavian Life Philosophies That Can Make You Happier — https://curiosity.im/2MOxmQy

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