Mjazz Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by the far distant object Ultima Thule last night, 4.1 billion miles from Earth, 12 years into its mission. Close-up images are expected tomorrow. Brian May -- Ph.D. astrophysicist by day, Queen lead guitarist by night (or is it the other way around?) -- is collaborating with the New Horizons science team. Alan Stern, the missions principal investigator, asked May if he would compose a song for the occasion. Thirty-three minutes after midnight, scientists, engineers and well-wishers here at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory celebrated the moment that NASAs New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to a small, icy world nicknamed Ultima Thule. ... The night before, revelers at the lab, which manages the mission for NASA, celebrated both the start of 2019 and the flyby. They were treated to the debut of a recorded music video by Brian May, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen but also an astrophysicist collaborating with the missions science team. Dr. Mays new song, New Horizons, was written for the occasion at the request of Dr. Stern. Dr. May said he was initially reluctant when Dr. Stern asked. I thought this is going to be hard, because I cant think of anything that rhymes with Ultima Thule, he said. For most of the rest of his time here, Dr. May is working with other scientists. Im not here as a celebrity, he said. [video:youtube] Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 here are some quick lyrics Tonight our New Horizon, flew by Ultima Thule Reminded me of someone, my good friend Stephanie Ruhle She is small but fierce and nobodys fool But in the end she is the ultimate cool Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks for sharing. Dr. May - got to love that. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Its amazing that Brian continues to write music! This an awesome song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Its amazing that Brian continues to write music! This an awesome song! Agreed - I liked this a lot more than I thought I would! The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Aside from Brian's involvement this is one of the coolest space missions ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Thanks for sharing. Dr. May - got to love that. this. here is a pretty good interview https://www.yahoo.com/news/queen-guitarist-astrophysicist-brian-may-214919016.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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